Fossil Fuel CO₂ Emission Signatures Over India Captured by OCO-2 Satellite Measurements.

ABSTRACT: Monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is crucial for developing effective mitigation strategies. Recent advances in satellite remote-sensing measurements allow us to track greenhouse gas emissions globally. This study assessed CO 2 emissions from various point or local sources, particularly power plants in India, using 8 years of concurrent high-spatial resolution OCO-2 satellite measurements. A Gaussian plume (GP) model was used to evaluate the power plant emissions reported in the Carbon Brief (CB) database. In total (39 cases), 42 different power plant CO 2 emissions were assessed, with 26 of them being assessed more than once. The estimated power plant CO 2 emissions were within ± 25% of the emissions reported in the CB database in 11 out of 39 cases and within ±

SUBMITTER: Balamurugan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11583129 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature