OCO-2: WHAT'S NEW? NASA Satellites Observe the Relentless Rise of Carbon Dioxide

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) was a NASA Earth System Science Pathfinder Project (ESSP) mission designed to make precise, time-dependent global measurements of …

OCO-2 flies in a near-polar orbit, thus enabling it to observe most of the Earth's surface at least once every sixteen days. Since the abundance of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in the atmosphere …

We know how the instrument should perform and how well it did on the ground before launch, but getting data from orbit is on a whole new level. After that, I’m looking forward to OCO-2 giving …

The OCO-2 mission provides the highest quality space-based XCO2 retrievals to date. However, the instrument data are characterized by large gaps in coverage due to OCO-2’s narrow 10 …

OCO-2 measurements provide the global coverage, spatial resolution, and accuracy needed to characterize and monitor the geographic distribution of CO2 sources and sinks and quantify …

The new satellite would replace the Orbiting Carbon Observatory doomed by a rocket mishap during launch in February. Since OCO crashed back to Earth, scientists and policymakers …

Dec 31, 2024 · The following list compiles publications resulting from the OCO-2 mission, covering a wide range of topics, including spectroscopy, calibration, retrieval algorithm …

Oct 1, 2016 · This map shows the solar induced fluorescence as captured by OCO-2 from the months of August to October 2014.

Dr. Ralph Basilio feels the full weight of the OCO-2 project on his shoulders. As Project Manager, he has ultimate responsibility for the success of the mission.