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Isamu Morino is affiliated with the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Japan. Their research focuses extensively on atmospheric sciences, atmospheric chemistry, and environmental gas dynamics.

Their recent publications cover a range of topics in atmospheric measurement and satellite data validation. Notable papers include:

  • The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017, 2020, NOAA Institutional Repository
  • TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations, 2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations, 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • A decade of GOSAT Proxy satellite CH 4 observations, 2020, Earth System Science Data
  • National CO 2 budgets (2015-2020) inferred from atmospheric CO 2 observations in support of the global stocktake, 2023, Earth System Science Data

Frequent coauthors in their work include Rigel Kivi, Frank Hase, Justus Notholt, Hirofumi Ohyama, and Yao Té.

Their publications predominantly appear in several key venues, demonstrating a focus in atmospheric and environmental research:

  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (23 publications)
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (9 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (6 publications)
  • Remote Sensing (5 publications)
  • Earth System Science Data (4 publications)

Morino's work is situated within the broader scientific fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. The bulk of their studies falls under the subfields of Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change, with additional contributions in Spectroscopy, Mechanics of Materials, and Artificial Intelligence.

The primary topics covered by their research include:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping

Best Publications

  • The global methane budget 2000–2017

    Marielle Saunois;Ann R. Stavert;Ben Poulter;Philippe Bousquet

  • The global methane budget 2000–2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • Calibration of the Total Carbon Column Observing Network using aircraft profile data

    Debra Wunch;Geoffrey C. Toon;Paul O. Wennberg;Steven C. Wofsy

  • Retrieval algorithm for CO 2 and CH 4 column abundances from short-wavelength infrared spectral observations by the Greenhouse gases observing satellite

    Y. Yoshida;Y. Ota;Y. Ota;N. Eguchi;N. Kikuchi

  • Comparisons of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) X CO 2 measurements with TCCON

    Debra Wunch;Debra Wunch;Paul O. Wennberg;Gregory Osterman;Gregory Osterman;Brendan Fisher;Brendan Fisher

  • Improvement of the retrieval algorithm for GOSAT SWIR XCO2 and XCH4 and their validation using TCCON data

    Y. Yoshida;N. Kikuchi;I. Morino;O. Uchino

  • Improved retrievals of carbon dioxide from Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 with the version 8 ACOS algorithm

    Christopher W. O'Dell;Annmarie Eldering;Paul O. Wennberg;David Crisp

  • The ACOS CO 2 retrieval algorithm – Part II: Global X CO 2 data characterization

    D. Crisp;B. M. Fisher;C. O'Dell;C. Frankenberg

  • A method for evaluating bias in global measurements of CO 2 total columns from space

    D. Wunch;P. O. Wennberg;G. C. Toon;B. J. Connor

  • Preliminary validation of column-averaged volume mixing ratios of carbon dioxide and methane retrieved from GOSAT short-wavelength infrared spectra

    I. Morino;O. Uchino;M. Inoue;Y. Yoshida

  • Methane retrievals from Greenhouse Gases Observing Satellite (GOSAT) shortwave infrared measurements: Performance comparison of proxy and physics retrieval algorithms

    D. Schepers;S. Guerlet;A. Butz;J. Landgraf

  • Regional CO 2 flux estimates for 2009–2010 based on GOSAT and ground-based CO 2 observations

    S. Maksyutov;H. Takagi;V. K. Valsala;V. K. Valsala;M. Saito

  • A multi-year methane inversion using SCIAMACHY, accounting for systematic errors using TCCON measurements

    S. Houweling;S. Houweling;M. Krol;M. Krol;M. Krol;P. Bergamaschi;C. Frankenberg

  • Aerosol data assimilation using data from Himawari-8, a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite

    K. Yumimoto;T.M. Nagao;M. Kikuchi;T.T Sekiyama

  • Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations

    Mahesh Kumar Sha;Bavo Langerock;Jean-François L. Blavier;Thomas Blumenstock

  • Impact of aerosol and thin cirrus on retrieving and validating XCO2 from GOSAT shortwave infrared measurements

    S. Guerlet;S. Guerlet;A. Butz;D. Schepers;S. Basu

  • Recent Northern Hemisphere stratospheric HCl increase due to atmospheric circulation changes

    Emmanuel Mahieu;M P Chipperfield;Justus Notholt;T Reddmann

  • TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations

    Corinne Vigouroux;Bavo Langerock;Carlos Augusto Bauer Aquino;Thomas Blumenstock

  • Variability and quasi-decadal changes in the methane budget over the period 2000-2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • Consistent evaluation of ACOS-GOSAT, BESD-SCIAMACHY, CarbonTracker, and MACC through comparisons to TCCON

    Susan Kulawik;Debra Wunch;Christopher O'Dell;Christian Frankenberg

  • A decade of GOSAT Proxy satellite CH 4 observations

    Robert J. Parker;Alex Webb;Hartmut Boesch;Peter Somkuti

  • Global Methane Budget 2000-2012

    M. Saunois;P. Bousquet;B. Poulter;A. Peregon

Frequent Co-Authors

Tatsuya Yokota
Tatsuya Yokota National Institute for Environmental Studies
Nicholas M. Deutscher
Nicholas M. Deutscher University of Wollongong
David W. T. Griffith
David W. T. Griffith University of Wollongong
Justus Notholt
Justus Notholt University of Bremen
Ralf Sussmann
Ralf Sussmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Shamil Maksyutov
Shamil Maksyutov National Institute for Environmental Studies
Debra Wunch
Debra Wunch University of Toronto
Frank Hase
Frank Hase Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Voltaire A. Velazco
Voltaire A. Velazco University of Wollongong
Tsuneo Matsunaga
Tsuneo Matsunaga National Institute for Environmental Studies

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