31 Oct, 2011
Observation Data by "IBUKI" (GOSAT)
It was announced by the JAXA that the Greenhouse Gas Observation Satellite “IBUKI” (GOSAT), which has been currently in the orbit since the launch in January 2009, calculated the uncertainty or error of the estimation results for global monthly and regional CO2 absorptions and emissions making use of the data acquired from both the satellite and the ground. Thanks to the observation data by “IBUKI” we will be able to decrease the uncertainty of the estimated values calculated in the manner conventional referring to the ground observation data.
For the details please see: http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html
The 8 units of monitor camera developed and manufactured by Meisei Electric are installed on the “IBUKI” and the 1 unit out of them is effectively monitoring the direction of the sensor observing CO2 on the earth.
