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Research
Chemistry and Climate
Interpretation and use of satellite observations
The atmospheric composition is studied in close collaboration with the Climate Observations division. The data records from GOME (1995+), SCIAMACHY (2002+), OMI (2004+) and GOME-2 (2006+) are used to investigate long-term changes in ozone layer, air quality and chemistry-climate interactions. The TROPOMI instrument (2015+) will further improve and extend these records. Many of the atmospheric composition satellite data sets produced by KNMI are used for operational forecasts and reanalyses by the GMES Atmosphere service, or MACC project.
Contributions to future mission studies
The observational requirements for future satellite missions are defined by the scientific community. The Chemistry and Climate division is an active player in this field in order to facilitate and allow the long-term continuation of scientific research into the effects of the changing atmospheric composition on climate, health and the environment.
Candidate missions:
Studies for future missions:
Persons involved:
For more information, please contact
Michiel van Weele
Figure caption: Scheme showing the complementary attributes of limb- and nadir-sounding geometries to be exploited fully for the first time by PREMIER in combination with EPS-MetOp. [Source: PREMIER Report for Assessment, SP1313-5_PREMIER, ESA, 2008]
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Nitrogen oxide distribution simulated with the TM model
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