A Japanese satellite tracks methane from space, but doesn’t produce the same type of images like the old
satellite did. Meanwhile, Europe is scheduled to launch a
new satellite instrument in 2016 that will measure methane, ozone and other gases in the atmosphere with more precision. He hopes the new data will pick up where SCIAMACHY left off.
“With satellites, you have global coverage,” Kort said. “There’s a real power in that. You can look in places you didn’t know you needed to look.