CAMS2_53b Development and provision of hot-spot emissions of CH4 from Copernicus Contributing Missions

Tender description

This ITT is for providing quantitative estimates of methane emissions from large point sources around the world based on satellite data from the Copernicus Contributing Missions (CCM) programme. The Successful Tenderer shall use the observations of methane abundances in the atmosphere provided by the CCM satellite missions to derive emission estimates for the targeted local emission sources. The CCM programme is still being ramped up for atmospheric composition observations, which means that this ITT is meant to be exploratory to assess the added value of the CCM missions with regards to CAMS. This ITT therefore asks for an agile approach with optional activities that will be triggered by ECMWF, once sufficiently mature data from each of the satellites becomes available for use in this contract. The Successful Tenderer shall also support ECMWF with the production of webbased graphics to communicate the information to a range of user stakeholders, including the European Commission, EU member states, and Copernicus contributing countries. Portal instructions: Some of the ITT documents are accessible under the ‘Attachments’ box at bottom right of this page. The full set of ITT documents which are provided inside the response questionnaire are only accessible by registering an interest in this opportunity (see the 'Expression of interest window' at top right). After registering interest, you can access the questionnaire by clicking "start/edit response". Please note that the contact email address shown under 'Contact details' is not monitored, and any messages sent to this email address will not be attended to. Questions / clarifications concerning this ITT must be submitted via the Messaging area of the ITT, which can be accessed through the My Activities page of the Portal once you have logged-in and registered your interest in this opportunity. Keywords: CAMS2_53b