Two Decades of Satellite Observations of Carbon Monoxide Confirm the Increase in Northern Hemispheric Wildfires

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Quantifying Carbon Monoxide Emissions on the Scale of Large Wildfires

M. M. Bela et al.

Summary: This study conducted the first suborbital carbon monoxide mass flux measurements on the scale of large wildfires, showing that the destructive fires in northern California in October 2017 emitted around 2040 tons of CO per hour. The uncertainty in predicting emissions is reduced by the CU AirSOF flux measurements, which can potentially improve the accuracy of models used to predict smoke impacts on public health.

GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS (2022)

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The MOPITT Version 9 CO product: sampling enhancements and validation

Merritt Deeter et al.

Summary: The V9 MOPITT satellite retrieval product for CO detection shows improvements in cloud detection and increased CO retrievals over land. Validation results indicate that the retrieval biases for V9 are generally comparable to those of the V8 product.

ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES (2022)

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Increasing forest fire emissions despite the decline in global burned area

Bo Zheng et al.

Summary: Satellites have detected a global decline in burned grassland area and a small increase in burned forest area, while global fire emissions have remained stable or slightly decreased. Forest fires emit more carbon dioxide per unit area burned and have slower recovery, weakening land sink capacity and potentially having a positive feedback on climate change.

SCIENCE ADVANCES (2021)

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Long-Term Tendencies of Carbon Monoxide in the Atmosphere of the Moscow Megapolis

V. S. Rakitin et al.

Summary: This study analyzed the long-term variations of CO TC and meteorological parameters in Moscow and Moscow oblast, finding different decreasing rates in CO TC in different seasons and periods. The study also revealed an increase in wind speed in the atmospheric boundary layer of Moscow during 2000-2018.

IZVESTIYA ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC PHYSICS (2021)

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