Mar 18, 2025
GOSAT-GW data policy has been issuedNEW
Feb. 6, 2025
Annual increase of whole-atmosphere mean concentration of carbon dioxide in 2024 was the largest in the past 14 years: preliminary results from the “IBUKI” (GOSAT) satellite
Nov. 26, 2024
We have opened the website of IWGGMS-21 (The 21st International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space)
Sep. 11, 2023
Study on consistency of greenhouse gas concentrations between GOSAT and GOSAT-2 - Efforts to develop long-term data sets on greenhouse gas concentrations using the GOSAT series -
Apr. 26, 2022
GOSAT-GW Project Website opened
Feb. 3, 2022
We have opened the website of IWGGMS-18 (The 18th International Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Measurements from Space)
Apr. 5, 2021
We have opened official account of Satellite Observation Center on Instagram “@soc_nies”
Jan. 15, 2021
In light of the spread of COVID-19 in Japan and overseas, the application deadline of the 3rd GOSAT RA is extended until Mar. 15, 2021. Note that the proposals received by the initial deadline of Jan. 15, 2021 will be evaluated as initially planned
Nov. 13, 2020
The Third Research Announcement on Greenhouse Gases Observing SATellite Series (3rd GOSAT RA) is now open for submission
Nov. 13, 2020
Regarding results of GOSAT-2 observational data analysis (carbon dioxide, methane, and carbon monoxide) and the start of their public release
Aug. 11, 2020
Dr. Yokota and Dr. Matsunaga Receives the 2020 Science and Technology Award
Aug. 11, 2020
The selection result of the second Research Announcement on Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite Series (the 2nd GOSAT RA)
Oct. 21, 2019
The Second Research Announcement on Greenhouse gases Observing Satellite Series (2nd GOSAT RA) issued.
Aug. 5, 2019
GOSAT-2 Level 1 products are available to the public.
Jul. 5, 2019
【Press Release】
Analysis result of the proxy-method based retrievals from GOSAT-2 data :
methane and carbon monoxide
Mar. 22, 2019
【Press Release】
The WMO World Data Centre for Greenhouse Gases (WDCGG) has started to provide data from the Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT)
Jan. 22, 2019
IWGGMS-15 registration Opens
Nov. 1, 2018
【Press Release】
IBUKI-2 (GOSAT-2) Successful Launch and Completion of Critical Operations Phase
Oct. 29, 2018
The spacecraft of GOSAT-2 was successfully launched
Sep. 21, 2018
The first Research Announcement on Greenhouse Gases Observing SATellite Series (GOSAT RA) issued
Sep. 6, 2018
The spacecraft of GOSAT-2 disclosed
Aug. 28, 2018
The launch date of GOSAT-2 unveiled
Dec. 13, 2017
Agreements signed with the European Space Agency (ESA), the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), and the German Aerospace Center (German: Deuteches Zentrum für Luft and Raumfahrt, abbreviated DLR) concerning the Cooperation in the Remote Sensing of Greenhouse Gases and Related Missions
Mar. 8, 2017
The websites of the workshops of IWGGMS-9 and IWGGMS-12 organized by NIES had been transferred to the SOC website
Aug. 8, 2016
Satellite Observation Center unveils the members' photograph
Apr. 1, 2016
Satellite Observation Center was established on 1st April 2016