Release Version

These are the CarbonTracker 2008 estimates, released on 31 October,
2008.  All flux estimates and CO2 mole fractions have been revised
since the CT2007B release.  Any use of these data should make clear
note of the release version in addition to the requested
acknowledgement (below).
 
Usage Policy

CarbonTracker is an open product of the NOAA Earth System Research 
Laboratory using data from the Global Monitoring Division greenhouse 
gas observational network and collaborating institutions.  Model results 
including figures and tabular material found on the CarbonTracker 
website may be used for non-commercial purposes without restriction,
but we request that the following acknowledgement text be included 
in documents or publications made using CarbonTracker results: 

     CarbonTracker results provided by NOAA/ESRL,
     Boulder, Colorado, USA, http://carbontracker.noaa.gov

Since we expect to continuously update the CarbonTracker product, it
is important to identify which version you are using.  To provide
accurate citation, please include the version of the CarbonTracker
release in any use of these results.

The CarbonTracker team welcomes special requests for data products not
offered by default on this website, and encourages proposals for
collaborative activities.  Contact us at carbontracker.team@noaa.gov.

Suggested Acknowledgment

"CarbonTracker 2008 results provided by NOAA ESRL, Boulder, Colorado,
USA from the website at http://carbontracker.noaa.gov."

Suggested Website Citation

"CarbonTracker 2008, http://carbontracker.noaa.gov"

Suggested Journal Citation

Peters et al, 2007, "An atmospheric perspective on North American
carbon dioxide exchange: CarbonTracker", PNAS, November 27, 2007 ,
vol. 104, no. 48, 18925-18930