Satellite-based estimates of decline and rebound in China's CO2 emissions during COVID-19 pandemic.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Bo Zheng; Guannan Geng; Ciais, Philippe; Davis, Steven J.; Martin, Randall V.; Jun Meng; Nana Wu; Chevallier, Frederic; Broquet, Gregoire; Boersma, Folkert; van der A., Ronald; Jintai Lin; Dabo Guan; Yu Lei; Kebin He; Qiang Zhang
- Source
- Science Advances. 12/2/2020, Vol. 6 Issue 49, p1-10. 10p.
- Subject
- *EMISSION inventories
*FOSSIL fuels
*COVID-19 pandemic
*CARBON dioxide
*COVID-19
*GLOBAL Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
*CARBON emissions
- Language
- ISSN
- 2375-2548
The article discusses a study which described the use of satellite observations and information to track the dynamics of carbon dioxide emissions during COVID-19 pandemic in China. TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument onboard the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite was employed to observe nitrogen dioxide. Results of the study are discussed. Materials and methods used are described.