Mission: CoMet2
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Description

Full mission name: Carbon Dioxide and Methane Mission 2.0 for HALO - Arctic

Description:

Carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) are the two most important greenhouse gases. Their atmospheric concentrations are not only determined by human activities, but there are also large natural sources such as the extended wetlands in the Arctic and boreal areas that matter. Wetland vegetation takes up and stores carbon and its decomposition releases CO2 and CH4. These processes make the global wetlands one of the most important albeit least understood sources and sinks in the global methane and CO2 budget. Thus, measurements of greenhouse gases concentrations in the atmosphere are needed from which the emissions can be inferred. For CoMet 2.0 Arctic, HALO was equipped with a suite of advanced remote sensing and in-situ instruments and conducted about 120 flight hours to detect greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The campaign base was Edmonton, AB. CoMet 2.0 Arctic is an international research program led by DLR.

Map of the measuring area

Flights

Mission Info

• Start: 2022-08-06
• Stop: 2022-09-16
• Region:
  • North America › Canada
• Begin free data access: 2027-09-16
• Website: https://comet2arctic.de
• Project: The mission CoMet2 is associated with the project SPP 1294 HALO.

Data Origin

Genesis of the data (see glossary).

Instruments

1. Platform HALO
   • Instrument CHARM-F
   • Instrument BAHAMAS
   • Instrument not specified.

Models

No model specified.

Available datasets