WP3. Space-based VOC emissions using OMI/TROPOMI HCHO and IASI CH3OH data

Duration
  • Start: M25
  • End: M40
Tasks
  • T3.1 Inversion system for optimizing biogenic and pyrogenic VOC fluxes (M25=>M27).
    Design an optimal inversion system for deriving HCHO-based VOC fluxes at monthly/sub-monthly resolution, and monthly CH3OH fluxes; Optimize biogenic and biomass burning fluxes simultaneously based on the seasonality and spatial distribution of the a priori emissions.

  • T3.2 Data processing and bias characterization of OMI/TROPOMI HCHO and IASI CH3OH columns (M28=>M32).
    Implement space data in MAGRITTEv1.1 (as in T2.1); Evaluate against independent data to determine the biases; Use the biases to adjust the satellite data.

  • T3.3 Top-down VOC emissions in the Tropics, distributions, trends (M33=>M40).
    Use bias-corrected spaceborne HCHO columns (T3.2) to infer reactive VOC fluxes using the adjoint of MAGRITTEv1.1 (T3.1);
    In those inversions, use top-down CH3OH emissions from T3.1 and T3.2; Compare the OMI-based isoprene emission trends (2005-2017) with bottom-up emission trends from WP1;
    Determine the effects of the inversion setup on the inferred emissions through sensitivity studies; Assess the impact of the top-down NOx emissions (T2.2) on the optimized VOCs.
Deliverables
  • D3.1.1 – Optimal inversion system (M27)
  • D3.2.1 – Bias characterization of OMI/TROPOMI HCHO and IASI CH3OH columns (M32)
  • D3.3.1 – Gridded space-based VOC emission datasets in the Tropics (M40)