Towards space based verification of CO 2 emissions from strong localized sources: Fossil fuel power plant emissions as seen by a CarbonSat constellation

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2809-2822

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; FOSSIL FUEL; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; POWER PLANT; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 84857728239     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-2809-2011     Document Type: Article

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