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Dataset

 

EOCIS: University of Leicester GOSAT-2 Proxy XCH4, v1.0

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Status: Completed
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Citable
Publication Date: 2025-08-08
DOI Publication Date: 2025-08-11
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 1.7K Files | 5GB

Abstract

The University of Leicester GOSAT-2 Proxy XCH4, v1.0 data set contains column-averaged dry-air mole fraction of methane (XCH4) generated from the Greenhouse Gas Observing Satellite (GOSAT-2) Level 1B data using the University of Leicester Full-Physics retrieval scheme (UoL-FP) using the Proxy retrieval approach.

This data is an Earth Observation Climate Information Service (EOCIS) funded version of the NCEO GOSAT-2 Proxy XCH4 v1.0 dataset. This dataset is consistent with the GOSAT-1 dataset (https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/54df57f3aaed4867bec35ebdb31f4a8b/). The latest version of the GOSAT-2 Level 1B files were processed with the Leicester Retrieval Preparation Toolset to extract the measured radiances along with all required sounding-specific ancillary information such as the measurement time, location and geometry. The data were processed through the UoL-FP retrieval algorithm where the Proxy retrieval approach is used to obtain the column-averaged dry-air mole fraction of methane (XCH4). Post-filtering and bias correction against the Total Carbon Column Observing Network is then performed, via the same methodology as used for the GOSAT-1 data. See process information and documentation for further details.

Citable as:  Parker, R.; Bharathan, L.; Orr, D.; Cartwright, M.P. (2025): EOCIS: University of Leicester GOSAT-2 Proxy XCH4, v1.0. Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, 11 August 2025. doi:10.5285/e7e4499f7f32493db96635026b95ded8. https://dx.doi.org/10.5285/e7e4499f7f32493db96635026b95ded8

Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: GOSAT-2, CH4, Methane, EOCIS

Details

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Previously used record identifiers:
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Access rules:
Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence(s):
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

Data were produced by the University of Leicester project team and delivered to Centre for Environmental Data Analysis (CEDA) for archival and publication. The data was produced as part of the Earth Observation Climate Information Service (EOCIS) project (grant number NE/X019071/1).

Data Quality:
The data has been fully validated by the University of Leicester project team
File Format:
Data are in NetCDF format

Process overview

This dataset was generated by a combination of instruments deployed on platforms and computations as detailed below.

Instrument/Platform pairings

TANSO-FTS/2 Deployed on: GOSAT-2

Computation Element: 1

Title Derivation of the EOCIS: University of Leicester GOSAT and GOSAT-2 Proxy XCH4 v9.0_eocis data
Abstract The GOSAT and GOSAT-2 EOCIS datasets were derived using the UoL-FP retrieval algorithm using a proxy retrieval approach. See the linked documentation for further information
Input Description None
Output Description None
Software Reference None
Output Description

None

  • units: K
  • long_name: air_temperature_apriori
  • var_id: air_temperature_apriori
  • units: 1e-9
  • var_id: ch4_profile_apriori
  • long_name: ch4_profile_apriori
  • units: 1e-6
  • var_id: co2_profile_apriori
  • long_name: co2_profile_apriori
  • units: 1
  • long_name: exposure_id
  • var_id: exposure_id
  • units: 1
  • long_name: gain
  • var_id: gain
  • units: 1e-6
  • long_name: h2o_profile_apriori
  • var_id: h2o_profile_apriori
  • units: 1e-6
  • long_name: model_xco2
  • var_id: model_xco2
  • units: 1e-6
  • long_name: model_xco2_median_diff
  • var_id: model_xco2_median_diff
  • units: 1e-6
  • long_name: model_xco2_range
  • var_id: model_xco2_range
  • units: hPa
  • var_id: pressure_levels
  • long_name: pressure_levels
  • units: 1
  • var_id: pressure_weight
  • long_name: pressure_weight
  • units: 1e-9
  • long_name: raw_xch4
  • var_id: raw_xch4
  • units: 1e-9
  • long_name: raw_xch4_error
  • var_id: raw_xch4_error
  • units: 1e-6
  • long_name: raw_xco2
  • var_id: raw_xco2
  • units: 1e-6
  • long_name: raw_xco2_error
  • var_id: raw_xco2_error
  • units: 1
  • long_name: retr_flag
  • var_id: retr_flag
  • units: degree
  • standard_name: sensor_zenith_angle
  • var_id: sensor_zenith_angle
  • long_name: sensor_zenith_angle
  • units: degree
  • var_id: solar_zenith_angle
  • standard_name: solar_zenith_angle
  • long_name: solar_zenith_angle
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: surface_air_pressure_apriori
  • var_id: surface_air_pressure_apriori
  • units: hPa
  • long_name: surface_air_pressure_apriori_std
  • var_id: surface_air_pressure_apriori_std
  • units: m
  • standard_name: surface_altitude
  • var_id: surface_altitude
  • long_name: surface_altitude
  • units: m
  • long_name: surface_altitude_stdev
  • var_id: surface_altitude_stdev
  • units: 1e-9
  • var_id: xch4
  • long_name: xch4
  • standard_name: dry_atmosphere_mole_fraction_of_methane
  • units: 1
  • var_id: xch4_averaging_kernel
  • long_name: xch4_averaging_kernel
  • units: 1
  • var_id: xch4_quality_flag
  • long_name: xch4_quality_flag
  • units: 1e-9
  • var_id: xch4_uncertainty
  • long_name: xch4_uncertainty
  • units: 1
  • var_id: xco2_averaging_kernel
  • long_name: xco2_averaging_kernel

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • var_id: latitude
  • long_name: latitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • var_id: longitude
  • long_name: longitude
  • long_name: time
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • units: seconds
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
2019-02-05T00:00:00
End time:
2023-12-31T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
 
-180.0000°
 
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°