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Read article: NASA's Carbon-Sniffing Satellite Sleuth Arrives at Launch Site

Nov. 12, 2008
NASA's Carbon-Sniffing Satellite Sleuth Arrives at Launch Site

NASA's first spacecraft dedicated to studying carbon dioxide, the leading human-produced greenhouse gas driving changes in Earth's climate, has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to begin final launch preparations. >

Read article: A is for Earth from Economist.com

Oct. 7, 2008
A is for Earth from Economist.com

Since the start of the industrial age, the concentration of carbon dioxide in earth's atmosphere has increased by about 25%- from 280 parts per million to over 370 parts per million. As concerns over climate change increase, scientists are being asked... >

Read article: Phase 2 of Orbiting Carbon Observatory Field Campaign Begins

Oct. 2, 2008
Phase 2 of Orbiting Carbon Observatory Field Campaign Begins

After 1 year of side-by-side tests at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with the OCO flight instrument and the FTS, installation of the FTS mobile laboratory at the SGP site began this summer. >

Read article: Best Seller for Atmospheric Research!

Sept. 2, 2008
Best Seller for Atmospheric Research!

Best seller paper "Experimental intensity and lineshape parameters of the oxygen A-band using frequency-stabilized cavity ring-down spectroscopy" is holding the top spot for most downloaded paper in the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. >

Read article: Reef madness - LA Times Opinon section

June 1, 2008
Reef madness - LA Times Opinon section

A greenhouse gass is killing off the world's coral by turning the oceans into an acid bath. >

Read article: NASA to Launch Orbiting Carbon Observatory

Jan. 25, 2008
NASA to Launch Orbiting Carbon Observatory

Talk of the Nation, January 25, 2008 - A satellite observatory designed to map the carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere will be launched in 2009. >

Dec. 6, 2007
The Crucial Measurement

The "Carbon Club" began meeting on Fridays about a decade ago, setting up shop in whatever spare meeting places it could find at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Read more of the article written by Amanda Haag which appears in the... >

Read article: Rate Of CO2 Rise Accelerates

Oct. 23, 2007
Rate Of CO2 Rise Accelerates

Release of CO2 due to human activity is increasing faster than ever while "carbon sinks" - CO2 uptake by oceans and land - are weakening, according to a new report (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0702737104). >

Read article: Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) Delivery to Australia

Aug. 18, 2005
Fourier Transform Spectrometer (FTS) Delivery to Australia

On August 18, after a 42-day journey from the California Institute of Technology campus in Pasadena, CA, USA, the first of the OCO mission's Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS) mobile laboratories arrived in Darwin, Australia. >

Read article: Obituary Notice Climate Science Pioneer: Charles David Keeling

June 22, 2005
Obituary Notice Climate Science Pioneer: Charles David Keeling

Charles David Keeling, the world's leading authority on atmospheric greenhouse gas accumulation and climate science pioneer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego (UCSD), died Monday, June 20, 2005, while at his... >

Read article: Space measurements of carbon offer clearer view of Earth's climate future

June 10, 2005
Space measurements of carbon offer clearer view of Earth's climate future

Follow the carbon - this is the mantra of researchers seeking to understand climate change and forecast its likely extent. A workshop heard how improved detection of heat-trapping carbon dioxide from space promises to revolutionise carbon cycle... >

Read article: Carbon Dioxide Continues Its Rise

March 31, 2005
Carbon Dioxide Continues Its Rise

Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in the US, show that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere increased yet again in the last year. They are now up at 378 ppm. >

Read article: Rising Carbon Dioxide Could Make Crops Less Nutritious

March 4, 2005
Rising Carbon Dioxide Could Make Crops Less Nutritious

Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could make rice and wheat grow faster but be less nutritious, say Chinese scientists. The impact on agriculture could be profound. >

Read article: Faulty Pressure Initiator Caused OCO-Taurus Separation Failure

June 29, 2004
Faulty Pressure Initiator Caused OCO-Taurus Separation Failure

Orbital Sciences Corp. reported higher revenue but lower profit for the three months ending March 31, blaming the earnings decline on continued development costs of the Taurus 2 rocket and unexpected difficulties in creating a hosted-payload interface for its commercial satellite product line. >

Read article: Japan's Ibuki Satellite Carrying On Without OCO Assist

June 29, 2004
Japan's Ibuki Satellite Carrying On Without OCO Assist

A Japanese satellite launched in late January to map carbon dioxide and methane – two common gases that contribute to global warming – will be able to complete its mission as planned despite the unexpected loss of a complementary NASA satellite to a Feb. 24 launch mishap. >

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