Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2141-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2141-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
18 Mar 2021
Research article |
| 18 Mar 2021
| 18 Mar 2021
Can a regional-scale reduction of atmospheric CO2 during the COVID-19 pandemic be detected from space? A case study for East China using satellite XCO2 retrievals
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Maximilian Reuter
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Stefan Noël
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Klaus Bramstedt
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Oliver Schneising
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Michael Hilker
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Blanca Fuentes Andrade
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Heinrich Bovensmann
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, 28334 Bremen, Germany
John P. Burrows
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, 28334 Bremen, Germany
Antonio Di Noia
Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH,
Leicester, UK
NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, LE1 7RH, Leicester, UK
Hartmut Boesch
Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester, LE1 7RH,
Leicester, UK
NERC National Centre for Earth Observation, LE1 7RH, Leicester, UK
Lianghai Wu
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, 3584 CA Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Jochen Landgraf
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, 3584 CA Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Ilse Aben
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, 3584 CA Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Christian Retscher
Directorate of Earth Observation Programmes, European Space Agency
(ESA), ESRIN, 00044 Frascati, Italy
Christopher W. O'Dell
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, Colorado State University (CSU), Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
David Crisp
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, CA 91109, USA
Viewed
Total article views: 4,340 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 08 Oct 2020)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,219 | 1,044 | 77 | 4,340 | 77 | 90 |
- HTML: 3,219
- PDF: 1,044
- XML: 77
- Total: 4,340
- BibTeX: 77
- EndNote: 90
Total article views: 3,329 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 18 Mar 2021)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,669 | 594 | 66 | 3,329 | 65 | 78 |
- HTML: 2,669
- PDF: 594
- XML: 66
- Total: 3,329
- BibTeX: 65
- EndNote: 78
Total article views: 1,011 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Cumulative views and downloads
(calculated since 08 Oct 2020)
| HTML | XML | Total | BibTeX | EndNote | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550 | 450 | 11 | 1,011 | 12 | 12 |
- HTML: 550
- PDF: 450
- XML: 11
- Total: 1,011
- BibTeX: 12
- EndNote: 12
Viewed (geographical distribution)
Total article views: 4,340 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 3,997 with geography defined
and 343 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 3,329 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 3,252 with geography defined
and 77 with unknown origin.
Total article views: 1,011 (including HTML, PDF, and XML)
Thereof 745 with geography defined
and 266 with unknown origin.
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Country | # | Views | % |
|---|
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
| Total: | 0 |
| HTML: | 0 |
| PDF: | 0 |
| XML: | 0 |
- 1
1
Cited
30 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Remote Sensing Monitoring and Analysis of Spatiotemporal Changes in China’s Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions Based on XCO2 Data Y. Wang et al. 10.3390/rs15123207
- Estimating Global Anthropogenic CO2 Gridded Emissions Using a Data-Driven Stacked Random Forest Regression Model Y. Zhang et al. 10.3390/rs14163899
- Reductions in California's Urban Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions During the COVID‐19 Pandemic C. Yañez et al. 10.1029/2022AV000732
- Long-term (2000–2020) global 0.05° continuous atmospheric carbon dioxide mapping combining OCO-2 observations and model simulations X. Guan et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177051
- Spatiotemporal analysis of global atmospheric XCO2 concentrations before and after COVID-19 using HASM data fusion method Y. Liu et al. 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1079480
- Impact Measurement of COVID-19 Lockdown on China’s Electricity-Carbon Nexus M. Zhao et al. 10.3390/ijerph18189736
- The spatiotemporal evolution and impact mechanism of energy consumption carbon emissions in China from 2010 to 2020 by integrating multisource remote sensing data M. Wang et al. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119054
- Short-term effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on atmospheric CO2, CH4 and PM2.5 concentrations in urban environment E. Gulyaev et al. 10.1007/s13762-022-04314-5
- Societal shifts due to COVID-19 reveal large-scale complexities and feedbacks between atmospheric chemistry and climate change J. Laughner et al. 10.1073/pnas.2109481118
- Development of a Portable and Sensitive CO2 Measurement Device with NDIR Sensor Clusters and Minimizing Water Vapor Impact Z. Wu et al. 10.3390/su15021533
- Quantifying the Impact of COVID‐19 Pandemic on the Spatiotemporal Changes of CO2 Concentrations in the Yangtze River Delta, China Y. Wang et al. 10.1029/2023JD038512
- A Coupled BRDF CO2 Retrieval Method for the GF-5 GMI and Improvements in the Correction of Atmospheric Scattering H. Ye et al. 10.3390/rs14030488
- On the Detection of COVID‐Driven Changes in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide N. Lovenduski et al. 10.1029/2021GL095396
- Enhancing Space-Based Tracking of Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions via Synergistic Integration of OCO-2, OCO-3, and TROPOMI Measurements T. Li et al. 10.1021/acs.est.4c05896
- The CO2 Human Emissions (CHE) Project: First Steps Towards a European Operational Capacity to Monitor Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions G. Balsamo et al. 10.3389/frsen.2021.707247
- Using Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) column CO2 retrievals to rapidly detect and estimate biospheric surface carbon flux anomalies A. Feldman et al. 10.5194/acp-23-1545-2023
- Improving atmospheric CO 2 retrieval based on the collaborative use of Greenhouse gases Monitoring Instrument and Directional Polarimetric Camera sensors on Chinese hyperspectral satellite GF5-02 H. Ye et al. 10.1080/10095020.2023.2238773
- Quantifying the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions on CO, CO2, and CH4 in Downtown Toronto Using Open-Path Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Y. You et al. 10.3390/atmos12070848
- Study on Collaborative Emission Reduction in Green-House and Pollutant Gas Due to COVID-19 Lockdown in China H. Zhang et al. 10.3390/rs13173492
- Variation of XCO2 anomaly patterns in the Middle East from OCO-2 satellite data F. Golkar & S. Mousavi 10.1080/17538947.2022.2096936
- Near-real-time estimation of fossil fuel CO2 emissions from China based on atmospheric observations on Hateruma and Yonaguni Islands, Japan Y. Tohjima et al. 10.1186/s40645-023-00542-6
- Did Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> Observation at Yonagunijima Detect Fossil-Fuel CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction due to COVID-19 Lockdown? Y. TOHJIMA et al. 10.2151/jmsj.2022-021
- Short-term reduction of regional enhancement of atmospheric CO2 in China during the first COVID-19 pandemic period S. Sim et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/ac507d
- Impacts of COVID-19 on SDGs revealed by satellite remote sensing: a bibliometric analysis and systematic review X. Chen et al. 10.1007/s43621-024-00526-6
- Detecting the Responses of CO2 Column Abundances to Anthropogenic Emissions from Satellite Observations of GOSAT and OCO-2 M. Sheng et al. 10.3390/rs13173524
- Regional impacts of COVID-19 on carbon dioxide detected worldwide from space B. Weir et al. 10.1126/sciadv.abf9415
- Monitoring fossil fuel CO2 emissions from co-emitted NO2 observed from space: progress, challenges, and future perspectives H. Li et al. 10.1007/s11783-025-1922-x
- Novel quantification of regional fossil fuel CO2reductions during COVID-19 lockdowns using atmospheric oxygen measurements P. Pickers et al. 10.1126/sciadv.abl9250
- Near-Real-Time Carbon Emission Accounting Technology Toward Carbon Neutrality Z. Liu et al. 10.1016/j.eng.2021.12.019
- The Climate Response to Emissions Reductions Due to COVID‐19: Initial Results From CovidMIP C. Jones et al. 10.1029/2020GL091883
29 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Remote Sensing Monitoring and Analysis of Spatiotemporal Changes in China’s Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions Based on XCO2 Data Y. Wang et al. 10.3390/rs15123207
- Estimating Global Anthropogenic CO2 Gridded Emissions Using a Data-Driven Stacked Random Forest Regression Model Y. Zhang et al. 10.3390/rs14163899
- Reductions in California's Urban Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions During the COVID‐19 Pandemic C. Yañez et al. 10.1029/2022AV000732
- Long-term (2000–2020) global 0.05° continuous atmospheric carbon dioxide mapping combining OCO-2 observations and model simulations X. Guan et al. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177051
- Spatiotemporal analysis of global atmospheric XCO2 concentrations before and after COVID-19 using HASM data fusion method Y. Liu et al. 10.3389/fenvs.2022.1079480
- Impact Measurement of COVID-19 Lockdown on China’s Electricity-Carbon Nexus M. Zhao et al. 10.3390/ijerph18189736
- The spatiotemporal evolution and impact mechanism of energy consumption carbon emissions in China from 2010 to 2020 by integrating multisource remote sensing data M. Wang et al. 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119054
- Short-term effect of COVID-19 lockdowns on atmospheric CO2, CH4 and PM2.5 concentrations in urban environment E. Gulyaev et al. 10.1007/s13762-022-04314-5
- Societal shifts due to COVID-19 reveal large-scale complexities and feedbacks between atmospheric chemistry and climate change J. Laughner et al. 10.1073/pnas.2109481118
- Development of a Portable and Sensitive CO2 Measurement Device with NDIR Sensor Clusters and Minimizing Water Vapor Impact Z. Wu et al. 10.3390/su15021533
- Quantifying the Impact of COVID‐19 Pandemic on the Spatiotemporal Changes of CO2 Concentrations in the Yangtze River Delta, China Y. Wang et al. 10.1029/2023JD038512
- A Coupled BRDF CO2 Retrieval Method for the GF-5 GMI and Improvements in the Correction of Atmospheric Scattering H. Ye et al. 10.3390/rs14030488
- On the Detection of COVID‐Driven Changes in Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide N. Lovenduski et al. 10.1029/2021GL095396
- Enhancing Space-Based Tracking of Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions via Synergistic Integration of OCO-2, OCO-3, and TROPOMI Measurements T. Li et al. 10.1021/acs.est.4c05896
- The CO2 Human Emissions (CHE) Project: First Steps Towards a European Operational Capacity to Monitor Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions G. Balsamo et al. 10.3389/frsen.2021.707247
- Using Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) column CO2 retrievals to rapidly detect and estimate biospheric surface carbon flux anomalies A. Feldman et al. 10.5194/acp-23-1545-2023
- Improving atmospheric CO 2 retrieval based on the collaborative use of Greenhouse gases Monitoring Instrument and Directional Polarimetric Camera sensors on Chinese hyperspectral satellite GF5-02 H. Ye et al. 10.1080/10095020.2023.2238773
- Quantifying the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions on CO, CO2, and CH4 in Downtown Toronto Using Open-Path Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Y. You et al. 10.3390/atmos12070848
- Study on Collaborative Emission Reduction in Green-House and Pollutant Gas Due to COVID-19 Lockdown in China H. Zhang et al. 10.3390/rs13173492
- Variation of XCO2 anomaly patterns in the Middle East from OCO-2 satellite data F. Golkar & S. Mousavi 10.1080/17538947.2022.2096936
- Near-real-time estimation of fossil fuel CO2 emissions from China based on atmospheric observations on Hateruma and Yonaguni Islands, Japan Y. Tohjima et al. 10.1186/s40645-023-00542-6
- Did Atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> and CH<sub>4</sub> Observation at Yonagunijima Detect Fossil-Fuel CO<sub>2</sub> Reduction due to COVID-19 Lockdown? Y. TOHJIMA et al. 10.2151/jmsj.2022-021
- Short-term reduction of regional enhancement of atmospheric CO2 in China during the first COVID-19 pandemic period S. Sim et al. 10.1088/1748-9326/ac507d
- Impacts of COVID-19 on SDGs revealed by satellite remote sensing: a bibliometric analysis and systematic review X. Chen et al. 10.1007/s43621-024-00526-6
- Detecting the Responses of CO2 Column Abundances to Anthropogenic Emissions from Satellite Observations of GOSAT and OCO-2 M. Sheng et al. 10.3390/rs13173524
- Regional impacts of COVID-19 on carbon dioxide detected worldwide from space B. Weir et al. 10.1126/sciadv.abf9415
- Monitoring fossil fuel CO2 emissions from co-emitted NO2 observed from space: progress, challenges, and future perspectives H. Li et al. 10.1007/s11783-025-1922-x
- Novel quantification of regional fossil fuel CO2reductions during COVID-19 lockdowns using atmospheric oxygen measurements P. Pickers et al. 10.1126/sciadv.abl9250
- Near-Real-Time Carbon Emission Accounting Technology Toward Carbon Neutrality Z. Liu et al. 10.1016/j.eng.2021.12.019
1 citations as recorded by crossref.
Latest update: 13 Dec 2024
Short summary
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in reduced anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during 2020 in large parts of the world. We have used a small ensemble of satellite retrievals of column-averaged CO2 (XCO2) to find out if a regional-scale reduction of atmospheric CO2 can be detected from space. We focus on East China and show that it is challenging to reliably detect and to accurately quantify the emission reduction, which only results in regional XCO2 reductions of about 0.1–0.2 ppm.
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in reduced anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions during...
