Measurements and Applications
Independent verification of reported emissions as a cornerstone toward emission accounting and reduction measures such as agreed on in the Paris climate agreement. In 2018, coal-fired power plants accounted for 30% of the global man-made carbon dioxide emissions.
Full Name
COSIS
Status
Approved
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Atmospheric chemistry 
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer
Sampling
Sounding
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
50 m x 50 m
[Best Resolution: 50m]
Swath
50 km x 50 km
[Max Swath: 50 km]
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