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How these satellites work (full text):

"Mapping methane point emissions with the PRISMA spaceborne imaging spectrometer" (2021)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00344...

> "The retrieval of methane from space measurements typically relies on spectrally-resolved measurements of solar radiation reflected by the Earth's surface in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) part of the spectrum (~1600–2500 nm). Methane presents two absorption bands in this region, a weaker one around 1700 nm and a stronger one around 2300 nm. Carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and especially water vapor also present optical activity in the SWIR (see Fig. 1)"




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