MAGIC4AMPAC project: Executive Summary of the Data Acquisition

Kurzfassung

Methane is an important and powerful greenhouse gas. Understanding its atmospheric budget and mitigation options against the effects of increasing atmospheric concentration requires the study of both anthropogenic and natural emissions. The high northern latitudes are an important but poorly understood contributor to the global methane budget. The ESA-funded MAGIC4AMPAC project addresses the sparse data coverage in the high northern latitudes by focusing on airborne methane observations from two separate field campaigns conducted simultaneously in Lapland. The measurements mainly targeted emissions from wetlands. They are briefly described in this summary of a more comprehensive project report. An outlook on ongoing activities is given, together with some lessons learned.