VPICO Presentation METHANE-To-Go-Europe
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3.1) Combination of Falcon flight & TROPOMI around Nikola Tesla (Serbia)
45.0
44.8
O
°
CLOUD
O
44.6
O
O
almost cloud-free •
19.8
Longitude °E
19.6
20.0
Ο
Selecting reliable TROPOMI COBRA pixels
TROPOMI pixels
VCD SO2 [mol m²²]
x1000
0-2
2-5
5-10
10-15
O
20.2
>15
Falcon SO2 [ppb]
100-200
>200
Two chimneys of Nikola Tesla power plant
Cloud product quality assurance (QA >=
0.50)
Cloud product cloud fraction (CF <= 0.10)
Wind measured aboard Falcon
→ More reliable TROPOMISO2
pixels on left side (cloud on right
side)
Potential steps for
validation of emission
plume (left chimney):
• Estimate VCD-SO2
from Falcon
Combine with
simulated SO2 to
determine total
VCD-SO2 in
designated area
indicated by
66
Compare with
VCD-SO₂ from
TROPOMI
66
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