A satellite that can monitor global carbon levels will be launched this month by China.

 

本月中国将发射一颗监测全球碳含量的卫星。

 

The orbiting carbon observatory¹ satellite is not only one of the best satellites of its kind, but is also the first for China.

 

The satellite works through highly accurate detectors² of cloud, aerosol³ and carbon monoxide, explained an employee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

 

After scanning the earth every sixteen days, the satellite will send the statistics down to earth. The analyzed⁵ data will read the carbon profiles of all regions at any season. It will calculate the carbon data over the seas and oceans and analyze⁴ ground reflection and observe the changes and fluctuations⁶.

 

Global warming is mainly led by gases like carbon dioxide. Earlier this year, a number of countries signed the Paris, promising⁷ to reduce their carbon emissions⁸. Reducing carbon emissions is a global problem that needs a global solution, and utilize⁹ this technology will enable China to gain a better understanding of the global state of carbon emissions, The Paper reported.

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