Spaceborne CO₂ Observations from the OCO Mission

In recent years, spaceborne CO₂ observations from the OCO missions have been successfully ingested into local, regional, and national carbon accounting methodologies. However, all spaceborne observations are influenced by physical and environmental factors such as clouds and aerosols that affect their coverage. A new study by Roten et al. ( Coverage-Limiting Factors Affecting the Monitoring of Urban Emissions With the Orbiting Carbon Observatory Missions ) investigated these factors and determined that the time needed to constrain emissions varies among cities within the United States.