OrbitalHub

Credits: JAXA

JAXA made available an initial analysis of observation data from GOSAT. GOSAT, the Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite, was launched from Tanegashima Space Center on January 23, 2009.

The data gathered so far by GOSAT, which describes the concentrations of carbon dioxide and methane, is preliminary and it needs further calibration and validation. JAXA is currently performing the initial calibration of the sensors mounted on GOSAT, as well as the tuning of the computer systems used to process the data downloaded from the satellite. The validation of the measurements consists of comparisons with ground-based observations.

JAXA plans to release validated carbon dioxide and methane distribution maps in late 2010. You can read more about GOSAT on the GOSAT Project web page.