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Record-breaking CO₂ rise shows the Amazon is faltering — yet the satellite that spotted this may soon be shut down
21 Oct 2025 12:13 GMT
… That changed with satellites such as Nasa’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO-2), launched in … 2014.
OCO-2 was launched … / shutterstock
The OCO-2 satellite analyses sunlight reflected from Earth …
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Improving Carbon Reduction Strategies with OCO and ICOS
18 Oct 2025 18:16 GMT
… climate action strategies.
As satellite technology advances, it … instance, the OCO-2 and OCO-3 satellites have played a … emissions. The contributions of satellite data, integrated with … CO₂ Monitoring, Climate Policy, Satellite Data, Ground Truth Measurements, …
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Satellites can be used to measure atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide levels: IIT Bombay Study
16 Oct 2025 02:02 GMT
… identifying trends and hotspots, satellite-based monitoring gives policymakers evidence … Administration’s (NASA) Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2), which traces carbon … correct and evaluate satellite retrievals. That [comparing satellite-derived measures …
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Satellite Scans Can Estimate Urban Emissions
06 Oct 2025 21:16 GMT
… data from NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3) mission on board … the 54 cities, the satellite-based estimates match bottom- … their findings show that satellite data may help cities … : Derouin, S. (2025), Satellite scans can estimate urban emissions …
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Will NASA kill a pair of critical climate satellites?
18 Sep 2025 13:16 GMT
… balance.
The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and -3, or OCO-2 and - … said data from the OCO satellites has become a central … game.”
Nassar said the OCO satellites provide the most precise … could still continue without the OCO satellites, “it’s sort …
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Will NASA Kill a Pair of Critical Climate Satellites?
09 Sep 2025 03:42 GMT
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The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and -3, or OCO-2 and … satellite failed in 2009.
An artist’s rendering of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory … -2. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
OCO-3 …
Nassar said the OCO satellites provide the most …
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Two valuable satellites are in ‘perfect health’
05 Sep 2025 23:01 GMT
… public health.
Before the Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions were approved by … proposal.
After the first OCO satellite failed to launch in … . As for the other satellite, OCO 2, the fastest option … have climate monitoring satellites, OCO-2 and OCO-3 are more …
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GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites
06 Sep 2025 01:40 GMT
… poised to shut off OCO-2 and OCO-3 instead of … come closest to replicating OCO-2 and OCO-3, but it … groups have launched their own satellites to measure atmospheric chemicals, … Coalition, launched its first small satellite last year. This nonprofit consortium …
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A Better Way to Monitor Greenhouse Gases
24 Oct 2025 21:05 GMT
… mappers (e.g., Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 and -3 (OCO-2 and -3), Tropospheric … —obtained with a constellation of satellites observing from low, geostationary, and … , and ecosystem recovery. Future biomass satellite missions should focus on measurements …
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Opinion: Trump wants to disable NASA satellites measuring C02. Congress must not let him.
28 Aug 2025 11:06 GMT
… value of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions is enormous.
These satellites do what ground … fluctuate continuously. Insights from these OCO satellites inform the everyday decisions of … all depend on satellites like OCO-2 and OCO-3.
Humanity wants …