Methodology

INMENSE project is structured as shown in the following Working Plan:

WP 1: Creation of the INMENSE reference database

    WP 1.1: NDACC and TCCON ground-based FTIR observation databases

    WP 1.2: Optimisation of the ground-based CH4 and N2O FTIR observations

    WP 1.3. Generation of the improved CH4 observations

    WP 1.4. Consistency analysis between NDACC and TCCON CH4 and N2O products

    WP 1.5: Creation of the INMENSE database

WP 2: Developing and evaluating of new retrieval strategies for monitoring CH4 and N2O from IASI

    WP 2.1: Creation of the IASI/EUMETSAT Level 1 and Level 2 products database

    WP 2.2. Optimisation of the IASI CH4 and N2O retrieval strategies developed during MUSICA project

    WP 2.3: Retrieval of IASI CH4 and N2O observations for validation purposes

    WP 2.4. Comprehensive quality assessment of IASI CH4 and N2O observations

    WP 2.5. Documentation of the consistency between IASI-A and IASI-B

WP 3. Generation of the IASI CH4 and N2O observations at global scale

    WP 3.1: Optimisation of the data flow and retrieval code

    WP 3.2: Retrieval of IASI CH4 and N2O global distributions

WP 4: Assessment of IASI’s potential for understanding atmospheric CH4 and N2O budgets, sources/sinks and their atmospheric transport

     WP 4.1. Comparison to operational model CH4 and N2O estimates

    WP 4.2. Utility of INMENSE IASI CH4 and N2O observations for estimating CH4 and N2O sources/sinks

    WP 4.3. Comparison to operational IASI CH4 and N2O products disseminated by EUMETSAT

WP 5: Dissemination of results thought the INMENSE website, scientific publications and contributions to scientific conferences