Nature Communications (Aug 2019)

Direct retrieval of isoprene from satellite-based infrared measurements

  • Dejian Fu,
  • Dylan B. Millet,
  • Kelley C. Wells,
  • Vivienne H. Payne,
  • Shanshan Yu,
  • Alex Guenther,
  • Annmarie Eldering

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11835-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Isoprene is a key component of the atmosphere, with impacts on oxidation, ozone and organic aerosols, but in-situ measurements are limited. Here, the authors present a full-physics measurement framework based on satellite data that enables the direct observation of atmospheric isoprene from space.