Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Spaceborne CO 2 observations can now resolve monthly anomalies in Earth's carbon cycle, pinpointing the impact of regional extreme events like drought and fire in near real time. Monthly atmospheric CO 2 growth rates from NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatory‐2 (OCO‐2) provide an early warning system for how the carbon cycle responds to extreme events, and lay a foundation for continuous, satellite‐based monitoring of carbon cycle changes. However, NASA FY 2026 President's Budget Request omits OCO‐2 funding after FY 2025, risking a gap in this monitoring capability as climate hazards intensify.
Source: AGU Advances
DOI: 10.1029/2025av002085
Author: Sudhanshu Pandey
Institution: Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,460
Awards: G2676722403, G3648211085, G830101876
OpenAlex ID: W4414844225