Status of the NRT System

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[2026-09-21 23:24:42 UTC] Start processing chain for 2026092117170290321
[2026-09-21 23:24:42 UTC] Successfully processed 2026092117150290312 within 64 s
[2026-09-21 23:24:42 UTC] No XCH4_Proxy data left after post-processing; no output file generated for 2026092117150290312
[2026-09-21 23:24:42 UTC] Post-Processing done: 2026092117150290312; 0 XCH4_Proxy measurement(s) remain
[2026-09-21 23:24:42 UTC] Post-Processing start: 2026092117150290312; XCH4_Proxy

Global L2 map of the last 30 days


GOSAT-FOCAL L2 time series (last 30 days)


NRT System Statistics (last 30 days)

Publications

Noël et al., 2021, XCO2 retrieval for GOSAT and GOSAT-2 based on the FOCAL algorithm, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14(5), 3837–3869, doi: rm10.5194/amt-14-3837-2021.

Noël et al., 2022, Retrieval of greenhouse gases from GOSAT and GOSAT-2 using the FOCAL algorithm, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 15(11), 3401–3437, 2022, doi: rm10.5194/amt-15-3401-2022.


Condition of Use

When using FOCAL data, you agree ...

... to inform us prior to any publication where FOCAL data products are planned to be used,

... to offer us co-authorship for any planned peer-reviewed publication based on FOCAL data products (for non peer-reviewed publications it is sufficient if you add an appropriate acknowledgement),

... not to distribute the FOCAL data products to any third party (the only exception being colleagues working in your institute, in this case you agree to inform them about the conditions listed here and that they also have to accept these conditions).


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Acknowledgements

ABSCO cross sections for CO2 were provided by NASA and the ACOS/OCO-2 team.
GMTED2010 topography data were provided from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
We thank the European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) for providing us with meteorological data.
This work has received funding from JAXA GOSAT, EUMETSAT (FOCAL-CO2M study), ESA (GHG-CCI+ project) and the State and the University of Bremen.