Evaluating space-based methane detection through a one-year blind test - Nature
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Data availabilityGround-metered flow rate files, meteorology data files and cloud cover imagery from the cooperative phase 0 and all blind experimental phases are provided at https://doi.org/10.25740/QH001QT3946 (ref. 51). Spectral imagery from participating satellites was not collected by the experiment team and will not be made available directly through this study. However, these data can be acquired through public platforms or purchased from commercial platforms for many of the tested satellites, as described in Supplementary Information section 2.1. Source data are provided with this paper. Code availability
The code to reproduce the figures in this paper is available at https://doi.org/10.25740/QH001QT3946 (ref. 51).
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