Ground-based network design workshop for validation of CO2M / MicroCarb and related missions

Europe/Brussels
Salle de l’Espace (CNES Headquarters Paris)

Salle de l’Espace

CNES Headquarters Paris

2 Place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris Cedex 01, France
Description

The workshop aims to bring together the satellite community, validation data providers and stakeholders from around the world to:

  • Receive an update on EUMETSAT’s and CNES’ initial plans for the CO2M mission and MicroCarb product validation and monitoring;
     
  • Receive an update on results (and tools) from the dedicated CO2M science study supporting this initiative, focussing on ground based network analysis statistics derived to date;
     
  • Discuss the application/usefulness of such analysis for related satellite missions and studies;
     
  • Discuss current and future ground based network design issues (e.g., improving coverage, defining requirements for products from such measurement networks, etc.).

Key themes arising from the discussion will help inform priorities for the next stage of CO2M and MicroCarb Cal/Val planning, in collaboration with related missions and initiatives.

EUMETSAT’s science support study provides input into the validation and monitoring concept for CO2M. This includes analysis of the availability of complementary parameters, which influence the target measurand. Tools developed by this study can provide an overview of the available measurements with respect to the location of emission hot-spots. They can also illustrate the effect of adding additional measurements at certain locations considering the criticality of emission, co-emitted species and pollution levels, and assist in identifying locations to fill observational gaps in current measurements networks. Overpass statistics at the stations, based on the footprint information at these stations with the decomposition of the measured columns in terms of actual emission area, are also provided, and put into the context of the simulated CO2M orbits. 

The MAGIC – Monitoring Atmospheric composition and Greenhouse gases through multi-Instrument Campaigns (https://magic.aeris-data.fr) initiative is the CNES’s science support study for validation of greenhouse gas products from satellite missions like Microcarb, but also IASI, Merlin, GOSAT, OCO2 and possibly CO2M.  The workshop will discuss the evolution of the MAGIC project for the coming years in the view of the forthcoming MicroCarb and CO2M launches.

The workshop invites interested participants working on satellite missions and their ground-based validation with similar objectives and/or type of instrumentation to CO2M and MicroCarb. The workshop will be hosted by EUMETSAT and CNES with support from the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB).

The event will take place on 7 July 2023 from 10:00 - 16:00 CET in the Salle de l’Espace meeting room at CNES headquarters2 Place Maurice Quentin, 75039 Paris Cedex 01, France, following the IWGGMS-19 workshop taking place from 4th to 6th of July in Paris. Remote participation is also possible for those who are unable to join physically. Please indicate your choice accordingly in the registration form.

Registration is open from 24th of April to 26th of June for physical participation and to the 6th of July for virtual participation. There are a few slots available for presentations by participants who want to introduce work on validation of satellite products from CO2M and MicroCarb-type missions using ground-based network data and being highly relevant with respect to the scope of the workshop. Abstracts can be submitted via the Call for Abstracts link.

 

 

Minutes of meeting
Presentations
    • Discussion on CO2M / MicroCarb study results and available tools: Project partners

      Time Topics Presenter
      10:00 – 10:10 Welcome Deniel / Bojkov

      10:10 – 10:25 CO2M Cal/Val planning and objectives / scope of the workshop Lang

      10:25 – 10:40 A database for continuous cal/val and monitoring of CO2M products (CO2M Cal/Val study) Feist / Verhoelst

      10:40 – 10:55 Computation of overpass statistics and stations footprint quantifying the sensitivity of measurements w.r.t. emissions Kaminski

      10:55 – 11:05 Quantification of satellite product uncertainties and their dependencies on influencing parameters at stations Dils

      11:05 – 11:40 Visualisation tools for station database, emission database, satellite L3 files, overpass statistics and more Sha

      11:40 – 12:10 Overview of the dedicated science study support for MicroCarb product validation and monitoring Jouglet

      12:10 – 12:25 MAGIC initiative and future plans Crevoisier

    • Lunch: Break
    • Discussion on network design for related missions: Workshop participants

      Time Topics Presenter
      14:00 – 14:45 Open discussion on analysis and tools
      Discussion on application / usefulness of the study tools for related satellite missions and studies
      All

      14:45– 15:30 Open discussion on network status and evolution
      Intent/Resources to support analysis and network and Cal/Val strategy evolution
      Discussion on current and future ground based network design issue
      All

      15:30 – 16:00 Wrap-up and conclusions All