CarbonTracker-Lagrange South America OCO-2 Vertical Profile of Footprints V1 (CMS_CTL_SA_OCO2_FOOTPRINTS)

This data set provides Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Stochastic Time-Inverted Lagrangian Transport (STILT) particle trajectory data products for particle receptors co-located with atmospheric column observations from the OCO-2 satellite. Meteorological fields from the WRF model are used to drive STILT. STILT applies a Lagrangian particle dispersion model backwards in time from a measurement location (the "receptor" location), to create the adjoint of the transport model in the form of a "footprint" field. The footprint, with units of mixing ratio per surface flux, quantifies the influence of upwind surface fluxes on greenhouse gas concentrations measured at the receptor and is computed by counting the number of particles in a surface-influenced volume and the time spent in that volume. For each column observation location, the receptors are located at 14 discrete vertical levels throughout the atmospheric column. The CMS program is designed to make significant contributions in characterizing, quantifying, understanding, and predicting the evolution of global carbon sources and sinks through improved monitoring of carbon stocks and fluxes. The System uses NASA observations and modeling/analysis capabilities to establish the accuracy, quantitative uncertainties, and utility of products for supporting national and international policy, regulatory, and management activities. CMS data products are designed to inform near-term policy development and planning.