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Heinrich Bovensmann

Heinrich Bovensmann

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
66
Citations
15333
World Ranking
2100
National Ranking
141

Overview

Heinrich Bovensmann is affiliated with the University of Bremen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with notable contributions across atmospheric science, global and planetary change, and spectroscopy.

Bovensmann's publication record includes significant work in atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, atmospheric ozone and climate, and atmospheric chemistry and aerosols. Additional areas of research cover spectroscopy and laser applications, hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, coal properties and utilization, and meteorological phenomena and simulations.

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Frontiers in Environmental Science
  • EPJ Web of Conferences
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Recent representative papers include:

  • Remote sensing of methane leakage from natural gas and petroleum systems revisited, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Can a regional-scale reduction of atmospheric CO 2 during the COVID-19 pandemic be detected from space? A case study for East China using satellite XCO 2 retrievals, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Quantification of CH 4 coal mining emissions in Upper Silesia by passive airborne remote sensing observations with the Methane Airborne MAPper (MAMAP) instrument during the CO 2 and Methane (CoMet) campaign, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • XCO 2 retrieval for GOSAT and GOSAT-2 based on the FOCAL algorithm, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Severe Californian wildfires in November 2018 observed from space: the carbon monoxide perspective, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Bovensmann has collaborated extensively with several researchers, including:

  • Michael Buchwitz
  • John P. Burrows
  • Maximilian Reuter
  • Oliver Schneising
  • Stefan Noël

Best Publications

  • SCIAMACHY: Mission Objectives and Measurement Modes

    H. Bovensmann;J. P. Burrows;M. Buchwitz;J. Frerick

  • Measurements of molecular absorption spectra with the SCIAMACHY pre-flight model: instrument characterization and reference data for atmospheric remote-sensing in the 230–2380 nm region

    K Bogumil;J Orphal;T Homann;S Voigt

  • A remote sensing technique for global monitoring of power plant CO 2 emissions from space and related applications

    H. Bovensmann;M. Buchwitz;J. P. Burrows;M. Reuter

  • Atmospheric methane and carbon dioxide from SCIAMACHY satellite data: initial comparison with chemistry and transport models

    M. Buchwitz;R. de Beek;J. Burrows;H. Bovensmann

  • Current systematic carbon-cycle observations and the need for implementing a policy-relevant carbon observing system

    P. Ciais;A. J. Dolman;A. Bombelli;R. Duren

  • Carbon Monoxide, Methane and Carbon Dioxide Columns Retrieved from SCIAMACHY by WFM-DOAS: Year 2003 Initial Data Set

    M. Buchwitz;R. de Beek;S. Noël;J. P. Burrows

  • Towards monitoring localized CO 2 emissions from space: co-located regional CO 2 and NO 2 enhancements observed by the OCO-2 and S5P satellites

    Maximilian Reuter;Michael Buchwitz;Oliver Schneising;Sven Krautwurst

  • Satellite measurements of NO2 from international shipping emissions

    Andreas Richter;Veronika Eyring;John P. Burrows;Heinrich Bovensmann

  • Long-term analysis of carbon dioxide and methane column-averaged mole fractions retrieved from SCIAMACHY

    O. Schneising;M. Buchwitz;M. Reuter;J. Heymann

  • A method for improved SCIAMACHY CO 2 retrieval in the presence of optically thin clouds

    M. Reuter;M. Buchwitz;O. Schneising;J. Heymann

  • Remote sensing of fugitive methane emissions from oil and gas production in North American tight geologic formations

    Oliver Schneising;John P. Burrows;John P. Burrows;Russell R. Dickerson;Michael Buchwitz

  • The Greenhouse Gas Climate Change Initiative (GHG-CCI): Comparison and quality assessment of near-surface-sensitive satellite-derived CO2 and CH4 global data sets

    M Buchwitz;Markus Reuter;O Schneising;Hartmut Boesch

  • Three years of greenhouse gas column-averaged dry air mole fractions retrieved from satellite – Part 1: Carbon dioxide

    O. Schneising;M. Buchwitz;J. Burrows;H. Bovensmann

  • Atmospheric carbon gases retrieved from SCIAMACHY by WFM-DOAS: version 0.5 CO and CH 4 and impact of calibration improvements on CO 2 retrieval

    M. Buchwitz;R. de Beek;S. Noël;J. P. Burrows

  • Real-time remote detection and measurement for airborne imaging spectroscopy: a case study with methane

    D. R. Thompson;I. Leifer;H. Bovensmann;M. Eastwood

  • Retrieval of atmospheric CO2 with enhanced accuracy and precision from SCIAMACHY: validation with FTS measurements and comparison with model results

    M. Reuter;H. Bovensmann;M. Buchwitz;J. P. Burrows

  • MERLIN: A French-German Space Lidar Mission Dedicated to Atmospheric Methane

    Gerhard Ehret;Philippe Bousquet;Clémence Pierangelo;Matthias Alpers

  • First near-global retrievals of OH rotational temperatures from satellite-based Meinel band emission measurements

    C. von Savigny;K.-U. Eichmann;E. J. Llewellyn;E. J. Llewellyn;H. Bovensmann

  • Three years of greenhouse gas column-averaged dry air mole fractions retrieved from satellite - Part 2: Methane

    O. Schneising;M. Buchwitz;J. P. Burrows;H. Bovensmann

  • SCIAMACHY - Exploring the Changing Earth's Atmosphere

    Manfred Gottwald;Heinrich Bovensmann

  • Validation of ozone measurements from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE)

    E. Dupuy;K.A. Walker;K.A. Walker;J. Kar;C.D. Boone

  • Towards monitoring localized CO2 emissions from space: co-located regional CO2 and NO2 enhancements observed by the OCO-2 and S5P satellites

    Maximilian Reuter;Michael Buchwitz;Oliver Schneising;Sven Krautwurst

Frequent Co-Authors

John P. Burrows
John P. Burrows University of Bremen
Michael Buchwitz
Michael Buchwitz University of Bremen
Oliver Schneising
Oliver Schneising University of Bremen
Vladimir V. Rozanov
Vladimir V. Rozanov University of Bremen
Johannes W. Kaiser
Johannes W. Kaiser German Meteorological Service
Mark Weber
Mark Weber University of Bremen
Alexander A. Kokhanovsky
Alexander A. Kokhanovsky Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Astrid Bracher
Astrid Bracher University of Bremen
Andreas Richter
Andreas Richter University of Bremen
Justus Notholt
Justus Notholt University of Bremen

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