Objective
The Kyoto Protocol, which the EU has recently ratified, calls for a quantitative reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2010. However global emissions, sources and sinks, are not accurately known. EVERGREEN proposes to use the measurements of ENVISAT, a European Earth Observation satellite, to produce improved greenhouse gas emission inventories as an added value product of ENVISAT .A combination of measurement and (inverse) modelling will be employed to derive emission estimates. The feasibility and quality of the method will be assessed. Measurements include (partial) columns of C02, CH4, N2O, CO, 03, NO2 and H20. The focus will be on methane and carbon monoxide and on regional and seasonal variations. End-user involvement is arranged through participation of one coal industry and several national/European institutes, with responsibility for greenhouse gas issues.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesphysical sciencesastronomyobservational astronomyoptical astronomy
- natural scienceschemical sciencesinorganic chemistryinorganic compounds
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfossil energycoal
- engineering and technologymechanical engineeringvehicle engineeringaerospace engineeringsatellite technology
- natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryaliphatic compounds
Call for proposal
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CSC - Cost-sharing contractsCoordinator
3730 AE De Bilt
Netherlands
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Participants (11)
1180 Bruxelles
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21020 Barasso
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07701 Jena
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2027 Kjeller
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69117 Heidelberg
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45128 Essen
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3584 CA Utrecht
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28334 Bremen
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4000 Liege
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75230 Paris
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Leicester
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