US GHG Center Newsletter

Volume 1, Issue 1

Welcome!

This is the first edition of the U.S. Greenhouse Gas Center newsletter. The US GHG Center is a multi-agency effort consolidating greenhouse gas (GHG) information from observations and models. Scientific experts from NASA, EPA, NIST, and NOAA worked together to curate this catalog of GHG datasets and analysis tools. The goal is to better understand GHG fluxes and emissions from natural and human-caused sources. The US GHG Center helps researchers, climate change mitigation practitioners, policymakers, data service providers, and concerned citizens understand GHG datasets and put them to use.

The US GHG Center is in its beta phase of development and is always evolving with new data, capabilities, and information. We hope this newsletter brings you information you can use on the latest opportunities, news, available training, and workshops offered by the US GHG Center.

What's New?

Funding Opportunity

A grant opportunity for scientists based at Minority Serving Institutions to work with the US GHG Center is open until May 20, 2024. This effort is part of NASA and the US GHG Center's ongoing efforts to broaden and diversify its community.

Grant application details

New "Learn" Page

The US GHG Center portal has been updated with a new “Learn” page that brings the latest news, events, training, and archive of newsletters and events related to the Center.

US GHG Center Announced at COP28

Agency partners released the US GHG Center at the 28th annual United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) on December 4, 2023.

US GHG Center Stakeholder Forum

US GHG Center hosted a hybrid Stakeholder Forum on November 28, 2023 in Washington, DC. Presenters provided the first look at the US GHG Center website portal, and highlighted the capabilities and scientific potential of the website through demonstrations. Representatives of federal, state, and local governments as well as non-governmental organizations, private organizations and academia attended.

View videos and the report from the

Stakeholder Engagement Forum

US GHG Center Highlights from the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Annual Conference

US GHG Center members gave numerous scientific talks, participated in panels, and joined a NASA townhall at the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting in December 2023. Program manager Argyro Kavvada gave an overview of the US GHG Center in a NASA Hyperwall presentation.

Watch the AGU Hyperwall Presentation on

NASA YouTube

US GHG Center and

NASA Carbon Monitoring System

Joint Policy Speaker Series

US GHG Center program manager Argyro Kavvada joined NASA Goddard climate scientist Leslie Ott and EPA atmospheric scientist Erin McDuffie in this presentation of implementation processes for the US GHG Center.

Watch the presentation on YouTube

Summer School for Inverse Modeling of Greenhouse Gases

The US GHG Center is hosting a Summer School for Inverse Modeling of Greenhouse Gases (SSIM-GHG), June 11-21, 2024 at Fort Collins, CO, USA. The goal of the summer school is to present and provide guidance and instruction in state-of-the-art atmospheric data assimilation techniques. These efforts support current and future GHG observing systems.

Learn More at the CIRA website

Featured Data Insight & Dataset

Introduction to the US GHG Center

Data Insights on the US GHG Center site are guided narratives that promote deeper understanding of greenhouse gases and inspire further research and action. This Data Insight provides an introduction to greenhouse gases and how the U.S. Federal Government and its partners are observing and collecting information on emissions and concentrations.

View the Featured Data Insight

EMIT Methane Point Source

Plume Complexes

The Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor aboard the International Space Station detects large methane emission plumes. Check out more than 800 plumes currently included in the Data Catalog.

View the Featured Dataset

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Program Manager

Argyro Kavvada

Stakeholder Engagement

Lead

Shanna Combley

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