A remote sensing technique for global monitoring of power plant CO 2 emissions from space and related applications

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 781-811

  Bovensmann, H ^a   Buchwitz, M ^a   Burrows, J P ^a   Reuter, M ^a   Krings, T ^a   Gerilowski, K ^a   Schneising, O ^a   Heymann, J ^a   Tretner, A ^b   Erzinger, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION INVENTORY; FOSSIL FUEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; KYOTO PROTOCOL; METHANE; MODIS; PARAMETERIZATION; POINT SOURCE POLLUTION; POWER PLANT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 79952285614     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-781-2010     Document Type: Article

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