Open AccessThe role of trace gas flux networks in the biogeosciences
Author(s) -
Baldocchi Dennis,
Reichstein Markus,
Papale Dario,
Koteen Laurie,
Vargas Rodrigo,
Agarwal Deborah,
Cook Robert
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2012eo230001
Subject(s) - trace gas , environmental science , greenhouse gas , humidity , atmospheric sciences , carbon dioxide , flux (metallurgy) , ecosystem , atmosphere (unit) , climate change , climatology , meteorology , geography , ecology , geology , chemistry , oceanography , organic chemistry , biology
Vast networks of meteorological sensors ring the globe, providing continuous measurements of an array of atmospheric state variables such as temperature, humidity, rainfall, and the concentration of carbon dioxide [ New et al. , 1999; Tans et al. , 1996]. These measurements provide input to weather and climate models and are key to detecting trends in climate, greenhouse gases, and air pollution. Yet to understand how and why these atmospheric state variables vary in time and space, biogeoscientists need to know where, when, and at what rates important gases are flowing between the land and the atmosphere. Tracking trace gas fluxes provides information on plant or microbial metabolism and climate‐ecosystem interactions.
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