<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[what is source of data on CO, ozone and SO2, and are measurements ground level or column or ?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">CO, ozone, SO2</p>
]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/topic/5199/what-is-source-of-data-on-co-ozone-and-so2-and-are-measurements-ground-level-or-column-or</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:07:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://community.windy.com/topic/5199.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 19:36:10 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to what is source of data on CO, ozone and SO2, and are measurements ground level or column or ? on Sat, 24 Aug 2019 01:37:47 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">[I am aware that this is a very old post, but it is still being searched and viewed, so I think it is important to correct some incorrect information presented here]<br />
<a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/theradarguy" aria-label="Profile: TheRadarGuy">@<bdi>TheRadarGuy</bdi></a><br />
"The data is from NASA's GEOS-5 satellite."</p>
<p dir="auto">GEOS-5 is not a satellite. It is a computer-based global atmospheric modeling system, maintained by NASA's Goddard research facility.<br />
<a href="https://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/GEOS_systems/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/GEOS_systems/</a></p>
<p dir="auto">GEOS-5 can generate SO2 (and other chemical) data by a kind of simulation (called 'reanalysis') from computed estimates of SO2 concentrations, which are initialized and then consistently updated by interpolating satellite and  meteorological observations (e.g. winds) using the GEOS-5 atmospheric circulation model to make geospatial 'forecasts' of SO2 concentrations between actual observations.<br />
<a href="https://acd-ext.gsfc.nasa.gov/People/Colarco/Mission_Support/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://acd-ext.gsfc.nasa.gov/People/Colarco/Mission_Support/</a><br />
There are several satellites which carry SO2 sensors and can be used to initialize and update the GEOS-5 forecasts:<br />
<a href="https://so2.gsfc.nasa.gov/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://so2.gsfc.nasa.gov/</a></p>
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<li>NASA's AURA OMI (Ozone Measuring Instrument) which has been in operation for more than a decade.<br />
<a href="https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/4605/2016/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/4605/2016/</a></li>
<li>ESA's Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI (Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument)<br />
<a href="https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/COPERNICUS_S5P_NRTI_L3_SO2" rel="nofollow ugc">https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/COPERNICUS_S5P_NRTI_L3_SO2</a></li>
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]]></description><link>https://community.windy.com/post/28115</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://community.windy.com/post/28115</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[af4ex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 01:37:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to what is source of data on CO, ozone and SO2, and are measurements ground level or column or ? on Wed, 03 Jan 2018 21:43:45 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/adonnay" aria-label="Profile: adonnay">@<bdi>adonnay</bdi></a> The data is from NASA's GEOS-5 satellite. I'm not sure how high the measurements are taken.</p>
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