Session title: Measuring Greenhouse Gases from Space: Past, Present, and Future
Panelists: Dr. David Crisp (former OCO science lead, CEO of Crisp Spectra, LLC), Dr. Tatsuya Yokota (former GOSAT project leader, NIES), Dr. Akihiko Kuze (former GOSAT-2 project manager, GORadS CEO);
Date and time: June 9, 16:30 - 17:00
Moderators: Hiroshi Suto (JAXA), Tsuneo Matsunaga (NIES)
Twenty-one years ago, the very first International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurement from Space (IWGGMS) was held at JAXA’s Earth Observation Research Center (EORC) in Tokyo by a small group of pioneers, including Dr. David Crisp, former OCO science team lead, Dr. Tatsuya Yokota, former GOSAT leader, and Dr. Akihiko Kuze, the Developer of TANSO-FTS. The small group had a big ambition – measuring greenhouse gases (GHGs) from space and producing high-quality GHG data that enables science breakthrough. Fast forward to now, space-based GHG observation has become one of the key tools for studying GHGs globally, regionally, and locally. The world has witnessed a number of technological and science advancements that we as a community have made possible under the pioneers’ leadership and close collaborations with the international community.
IWGGMS-21 Secretariat
Satellite Observation Center,
Earth System Division,
National Institute for Environmental Studies,
16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8506, Japan
E-mail: iwggms-21[at]nies.go.jp