van Herpen, Maarten M.J.W. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0653-9050
De Smedt, Isabelle https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3541-7725
Meidan, Daphne
Saiz-Lopez, Alfonso https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0060-1581
Johnson, Matthew S. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3645-3955
Röckmann, Thomas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6688-8968
de Laat, Jos
Funding for this research was provided by:
Spark Climate Solutions, AMR-24-010
Spark Climate Solutions, AMR-23-001
Spark Climate Solutions, AMR-24-007
Article History
Received: 12 November 2025
Accepted: 30 March 2026
First Online: 7 May 2026
Competing interests
: A patent application was filed about the application of satellite-based methane removal quantification to interventions that enhance atmospheric methane removal, which is distinct from the natural atmospheric methane removal enhancement studied here (patent applicant: MvH, inventors: MvH, application number: PCT/NL2026/050017, status: application, receiving office: Netherlands Patent Office / Netherlands). All other authors declare they have no competing interests.