Carbon Mapper released the first methane and carbon dioxide (CO2) detections by the Tanager-1 satellite...Tanager-1 captured a methane plume detected at a landfill in Karachi, Pakistan with an estimated emission rate of 1,200 kg CH4 /h. It also revealed a plume of CO2 detected from a coal-fired power plant in Kendal, South Africa with an estimated emission rate of 600,000 kg CO2 /h. - From "Planetology" newsletter #tanager1 #earthobservation #Greenhouse_gas_emissions

No more secret greenhouse gas emissions:

First Greenhouse Gas Plumes Detected With #NASA-Designed Instrument

"The nonprofit #CarbonMapper has released the first #methane and carbon dioxide detections from the #Tanager1 satellite. The detections highlight methane plumes in Pakistan and Texas, as well as a carbon dioxide plume in South Africa."

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/first-greenhouse-gas-plumes-detected-with-nasa-designed-instrument/

#planetscope now has a hyperspectral satellite #tanager1 with 420 bands and 30m pixel size. Something I would not have thought possible when I started in #earthobservation . It's expected to be useful in detecting #methane plumes.

A New Era in Environmental Accountability: SpaceX Launches Methane-Tracking Satellite
#Science #Tech #Business #Environment #ClimateChange #Pollution #IEA #SpaceX #MethaneTracking #Tanager1 #SatelliteTechnology #GreenhouseGases #CarbonMapper
https://the-14.com/a-new-era-in-environmental-accountability-spacex-launches-methane-tracking-satellite/

"Once in operation, the spacecraft will scan about 50,000 square miles (130,000 square kilometers) of Earth’s surface per day. #CarbonMapper scientists will analyze data from Tanager-1 to identify gas plumes with the unique spectral signatures of #methane and #CarbonDioxide — and pinpoint their sources. Plume data will be publicly available online at the Carbon Mapper data portal."

https://scitechdaily.com/nasa-launches-super-emitter-spy-tanager-1-to-track-down-climate-culprits/
#Tanager1

NASA-Designed Greenhouse Gas-Detection Instrument Launches
https://www.nasa.gov/earth/climate-change/nasa-designed-greenhouse-gas-detection-instrument-launches/

NASAのJet Propulsion Laboratoryが開発したイメージング分光計を搭載したTanager-1衛星が打ち上げられ、地球上のメタンと二酸化炭素の排出源を測定。米Carbon Mapper主導の公私連携によるプロジェクトで、

地球温暖化対策に貢献する。 #NASA #JetPropulsionLaboratory #Tanager1 #CarbonMapper #衛星