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Global Tropospheric Methane for August 2005

Global Tropospheric Methane for August 2005
Source: NASA/JPL AIRS Project
Published: November 21, 2019

This image is the AIRS-retrieved global tropospheric methane for August 2005. This AIRS research product will aid in the identification of natural and anthropogenic sources of this greenhouse gas, its seasonal and multi-year variation and its transport around the globe at several altitudes in the troposphere.

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