The harmful greenhouse gases carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) enter the atmosphere from both natural and man-made sources. The goal of the CoMet 2.0 Arctic mission with the HALO research aircraft in the summer of 2022 was to find out how much greenhouse gases the various sources actually emit. For this purpose, we equipped […]
Tracking greenhouse gases: the HALO-CoMet missions Weiterlesen »
Methane is produced by oil and gas extraction, coal mining, landfills, farming, wetlands, and thawing permafrost areas. But what are the exact numbers for each source? To find out, the HALO research aircraft has been operating over Canada – with researchers from the University of Bremen on board. “Methane in the Earth’s atmosphere is considered
Bremen Participates in Research Flights over Canada Weiterlesen »
Coal mining, oil and gas production, landfill and agriculture are all anthropogenic sources of the greenhouse gas methane, which is the second most important contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. A methane molecule has an up to 86 times stronger climate impact than carbon dioxide. This is compounded by Earth’s large wetlands and thawing
Research flights over Canada analyse greenhouse gases Weiterlesen »