<p>I found a great paper named <a href="http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/sundar/papers/2009/AWMA-proof.pdf" rel="nofollow">Remote Sensing of Particulate Pollution from Space: Have We Reached the Promised Land?</a> and collected some remote sensing instruments doing CH4 measurement in the chart below.       </p>

<p>It contains the information about the satellite, orbit types, instrument and the data time-range.</p>

<pre><code>Satellite       Orbit       Instrument    Years

Nimbus-7        Polar       SAMS          1978-1983     
UARS            L56.9       CLAES         1991-1993     
UARS            L56.9       HALOE         1991-2005     
ADEOS           PS          IMG           1996-1997     
Terra           PS          MOPITT        1999-            
AQUA            PS          AIRS          2002-            
AURA            PS          HRDLS         2003-            
Envisat         PS          SCIAMACHY     2007-            
</code></pre>

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2016-08-09T11:30:13.517Z
It definitely helps a lot. But the paper is from year 2009, so maybe we can find something additional.
kakk11
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2016-08-09T12:13:12.143Z
This website(http://www.temis.nl/climate/methane.html) may give you a direct impression about the distribution and variation of CH4 in global scale.
Han Zhengzu
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2016-08-09T12:14:03.410Z
And its data were derived from GOAST and SCIAMMCHY.
Han Zhengzu
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2016-08-09T09:10:42.613Z
2016-09-28T12:53:46.963Z
2016-09-28T12:53:46.963Z
Han Zhengzu
<p>I'm trying to compile a list of remote sensing (Earth observing satellite) instruments capable of detecting methane in the atmosphere or near surface of Earth. After some search I have found:</p>

<ul>
<li>Japanese Greenhouse gases observing satellite (<a href="http://www.gosat.nies.go.jp/en/" rel="nofollow">GOSAT</a>), launched 2009, measuring CO2 and CH4.</li>
<li><a href="https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/c-missions/copernicus-sentinel-5" rel="nofollow">European Sentinel 5 and Sentinel 5 Precursor</a>, measuring wide variety of atmospheric contents, 5P to be launched in 2016.</li>
<li>Beginning private company <a href="http://www.ghgsat.com" rel="nofollow">GHGSAT</a>, measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) and air quality gas (AQG) emissions.</li>
</ul>

<p>Are there any other satellites?</p>

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Methane remote sensing?
kakk11
# Methane remote sensing?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-08-08)

I'm trying to compile a list of remote sensing (Earth observing satellite) instruments capable of detecting methane in the atmosphere or near surface of Earth. After some search I have found:

* Japanese Greenhouse gases observing satellite ([GOSAT](http://www.gosat.nies.go.jp/en/)), launched 2009, measuring CO2 and CH4.
* [European Sentinel 5 and Sentinel 5 Precursor](https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/c-missions/copernicus-sentinel-5), measuring wide variety of atmospheric contents, 5P to be launched in 2016.
* Beginning private company [GHGSAT](http://www.ghgsat.com), measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) and air quality gas (AQG) emissions.

Are there any other satellites?

**Tags:** remote-sensing, methane, greenhouse-gases


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-08-09. Score: 6

I found a great paper named [Remote Sensing of Particulate Pollution from Space: Have We Reached the Promised Land?](http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/sundar/papers/2009/AWMA-proof.pdf) and collected some remote sensing instruments doing CH4 measurement in the chart below.

It contains the information about the satellite, orbit types, instrument and the data time-range.

```
Satellite       Orbit       Instrument    Years

Nimbus-7        Polar       SAMS          1978-1983     
UARS            L56.9       CLAES         1991-1993     
UARS            L56.9       HALOE         1991-2005     
ADEOS           PS          IMG           1996-1997     
Terra           PS          MOPITT        1999-            
AQUA            PS          AIRS          2002-            
AURA            PS          HRDLS         2003-            
Envisat         PS          SCIAMACHY     2007-            

```

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: It definitely helps a lot. But the paper is from year 2009, so maybe we can find something additional.  
> **username_1**: This website(http://www.temis.nl/climate/methane.html) may give you a direct impression about the distribution and variation of CH4 in global scale.  
> **username_1**: And its data were derived from GOAST and SCIAMMCHY.  

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