Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service

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The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS), in German " Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service ", is a service of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (EZMW). It was launched on November 11, 2014 and continuously provides data on the composition of the atmosphere . CAMS records air pollution , solar energy , greenhouse gases and global climate change .

tasks

CAMS is one of six services of the Copernicus program of the European Space Agency (ESA). He describes the current situation, forecasts the situation a few days in advance and analyzes data sets from the last few years.

It provides information on the global composition of the atmosphere on a daily basis. This applies to greenhouse gases , reactive gases, ozone and aerosols . Political decision-makers use this data, for example, to ensure compliance with the Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. The air quality with regard to trace gases and particulate matter is recorded at the European level in near real-time mode, in forecasts for four days and reanalytically . Daily analyzes of UV radiation and stratospheric ozone are used, for example, in the field of health prevention for skin cancer prevention. Solar radiation data is provided for solar energy users. These are u. a. important in the field of agriculture and renewable energies . In the future it is planned to install a greenhouse gas monitoring system in order to be able to identify anthropogenic CO 2 and CH 4 emissions more precisely.

Data

In 2019, the data from the Copernicus program provided information about the gases emitted by the forest fires in the Amazon basin and thus also allowed conclusions to be drawn about the extent of the fires. As of August 24, 2019, 228 megatons of carbon dioxide had been produced, which is the highest value since measurements began in 2010.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Copernicus Climate Change and Atmosphere Monitoring Services launched. www.ecmwf.int, November 11, 2014, accessed on August 26, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c Copernicus: Monitoring the atmosphere
  3. ↑ German Climate Portal: Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) Video : What Happened to the Ozone Hole ?
  4. ↑ Info from Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service
  5. ↑ tagesschau.de: Amazon fires: Not that bad - or much worse? Retrieved August 28, 2019 .

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