Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) data for quantifying power plant carbon dioxide emissions

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) is a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) satellite launched in 2014. Although OCO-2 was not designed for monitoring power plant emissions, in some cases, carbon dioxide (CO2) observations from OCO-2 can be used to quantify daily CO2 emissions from individual coal power plants by fitting the data to plume model simulations. This data catalogue entry consists of the CO2 measurements by OCO-2 for the 7 power plant overpasses or flybys that were used for quantifying CO2 emissions in Nassar et al. (2017). This research affirms that a constellation of future CO2 imaging satellites, optimized for point sources, could monitor emissions from individual fossil fuel burning power plants to support the implementation of climate policies.



Nassar, R., Hill, T. G., McLinden, C. A., Wunch, D., Jones, D. B. A., & Crisp, D. (2017). Quantifying CO2 emissions from individual power plants from space. Geophysical Research Letters, 44. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GL074702

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Date Stamp
2022-01-11T14:56:37
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eng; CAN
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UTF8
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Dataset
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

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Title

Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) data for quantifying power plant carbon dioxide emissions
Date (Creation)
2017-10-30
Date (Publication)
2017-11-22
Status
Historical archive
Metadata language

eng
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UTF8
Topic category
  • Climatology, meteorology, atmosphere
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Not planned
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Vector
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Ray Nassar ( Research Scientist)

4905 Dufferin St., Toronto, Ontario, M3H 5T4, Canada
416-514-2067

https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/ray-nassar

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  • CO2, emissions, power plant, satellite, monitor

  • Atmosphere

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Satellites

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Air

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  • Provide Climate Information Products and Services

  • Expand Scientific Knowledge for Climate Monitoring and Prediction

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  • International

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  • Science and Technology Branch

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  • Atmospheric Science and Technology

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  • Unclassified
 
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Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada)

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Begin Date
2014-10-23
End Date
2016-10-11

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  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre)

Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd, Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0H3,
1-800-668-6767

http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Atmosphere CO2, emissions, power plant, satellite, monitor
Business Functions

Expand Scientific Knowledge for Climate Monitoring and Prediction Provide Climate Information Products and Services
ECCC Information Category EN

Air
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

Satellites
external.theme.EC_Branch

Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate

Atmospheric Science and Technology
external.theme.GC_Security_Level

Unclassified


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