Methane Concentrations and Emissions over the past three decades: Human activity in energy exploitation and livestock farming drive the growth
An international research group led by Naveen Chandra of National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba, and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC), Yokosuka performed…
RIKEN and JAXA collaborate to offer real-time rainfall forecasts
Researchers from RIKEN, Chiba University, the University of Tokyo, and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have used a combination of satellite data and supercomputer simulations to offer…
No “Clouded” Judgments: Geostationary Satellite an Alternative to Monitor Land Surfaces
Researchers explain how a new meteorological satellite can be an option to monitor land surfaces and climate change Environmental scientists are always in search of new tools that…
Estimates of ecosystem carbon mitigation improved towards the goal of the Paris agreement
Approximately 30 percent of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere by human activities, mainly the use of fossil fuels and deforestation, is taken up by terrestrial ecosystems such as…