Articles | Volume 15, issue 22
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-6585-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-6585-2022
Research article
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17 Nov 2022
Research article |  | 17 Nov 2022

Evaluation of the methane full-physics retrieval applied to TROPOMI ocean sun glint measurements

Alba Lorente, Tobias Borsdorff, Mari C. Martinez-Velarte, Andre Butz, Otto P. Hasekamp, Lianghai Wu, and Jochen Landgraf

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The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) performs observations over ocean in every orbit, enhancing the monitoring capabilities of methane from space. In the sun glint geometry the mirror-like reflection at the water surface provides a signal that is high enough to retrieve methane with high accuracy and precision. We present 4 years of methane concentrations over the ocean, and we assess its quality. We also show the importance of ocean observations to quantify total CH4 emissions.