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Envisat Symposium Report Day 3: Satellites supporting Kyoto – our future is in our forests

9 September 2004

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A map of global atmospheric methane distribution produced by the University of Heidelberg's Institute of Environmental Physics. The map is based on atmospheric data acquired between August and September 2003 by Envisat's Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Cartography (SCIAMACHY) instrument. It depicts the vertical column density of methane (CH4) measured in molecules per square centimetre. Note the concentration of methane over the Indian subcontinent due to rice cultivation in the Ganges valley.

Credits: University of Heidelberg

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A trio of images of the south region of Portugal - Monchique, Algarve - acquired by Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) during Auugust 2003's forest fires. The first image was acquired 8 August, before the fires started, the second was acquired 14 August during the midst of the blazes, and the last was acquired 20 August. Burnt areas appear as very dark patches.

Credits: ESA 2004