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First greenhouse gas animations produced using Envisat SCIAMACHY data
03-20-2007 · European Space Agency (ESA)Based on three years of observations from the SCIAMACHY instrument aboard ESA's Envisat, scientists have produced the first movies showing the global distribution of the most important greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide and methane – that contribute to global warming.
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