Methane Observations for Large Emission Event Detection and Monitoring
Start Date:
Nov. 19, 2024
End Date:
Nov. 21, 2024
Description:
This introductory two-part training will begin with an introduction to the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center and provide participants with an overview of how methane observations from the Earth surface Mineral dust Source Investigation (EMIT) mission can be used to identify and monitor areas of high methane enhancement. This course will also demonstrate how to navigate the U.S. Greenhouse Gas center portal to access data products as well as highlight tools for visualizing methane observations.
Targeted Audience:
Federal, state and local government agency representatives, United Nations agencies with policy mandates related to GHG emission measurement, monitoring and mitigation (e.g., UNEP), entities whose operations produce methane (i.e. oil and gas sector, landfills, livestock, etc.), as well as non-public sector entities with roles/responsibilities in providing GHG data, solutions and services.
University students, early career researchers, and the media may also be interested.
Expected Outcomes:
By the end of this training attendees will be able to:
1. Identify the goals and objectives of the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center
2. Define the roles of methane and large emission events in climate change
3. Identify the sensors used to measure methane
4. Recognize the strengths and limitations of satellite observations used to measure methane for large emission event tracking
5. Navigate the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center Portal and the EMIT Open Data Portal to access and visualize data for large emission event tracking
