A HINDCAST OF SURFACE OCEAN PCO2 AND AIR-SEA CO2 FLUX PRODUCED BY A DATA-ASSIMILATING OGCM ...
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The primary aim of the Centre for
Observation of Air-sea Interactions and Fluxes (CASIX) is to estimate
accurately the air-sea fluxes of CO2. Under CASIX, a high resolution
ocean general circulation model, coupled to an ocean biogeochemistry model, has
been used to provide estimates of surface ocean pCO2 and air-sea
fluxes of CO2 for the year 2003. An initial global simulation was
run at 1 degree horizontal resolution, providing boundary conditions for a
limited area North Atlantic model at 1/3
degree resolution. Observed temperature and salinity data were assimilated into
the model. Temporal variability in the resulting pCO2 fields are
compared to observations, and the primary production and pCO2 results
of the two different resolution runs are compared.
Author's Names: S.K.Liddicoat, R.M.Barciela, J.C.P. Hemmings, et al
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VARIATIONAL DATA ASSIMILATION OF HIGH DENSITY ATMOSPHERIC CO2 DATA:...
Description: High-frequency atmospheric CO2 measurements
should become increasingly available by the end of this decade from a variety
of sources, including low-Earth orbiting satellites. If of sufficient accuracy,
these should allow the functioning of the global carbon cycle to be monitored
at fine time/space resolutions using atmospheric transport inversions. Since
traditional direct inversion methods (e.g., Bayesian synthesis) become
computationally infeasible at these resolutions, we use an approximate method,
variational data assimilation, to estimate surface CO2 fluxes at
spatial resolutions ranging from 10x10 degrees to 1x1 degrees and at time
resolutions ranging from 2 weeks to 1 hour. We assess its performance using simulated
data, including the effects of realistic transport and data errors.
Author's Names: D.F. Baker, S. Doney, and D. Schimel
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A FRAMEWORK FOR INTEGRATED GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC CARBON OBSERVATIONS: IGCO AND IGACO
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A
major challenge in reaching a better understanding of global change is the
integration of global carbon observations at different scales, made in the
atmosphere, ocean and terrestrial domains.
This is essential to optimize efforts supporting national, regional and
international policy related to the global carbon cycle. The partners of the Integrated Global
Observing Strategy (IGOS-P) representing all players in carbon cycle research
and monitoring recognised this and produced, with the help of an international
panels of experts, published theme reports on the Carbon Cycle (IGCO) and on
Atmospheric Chemistry (IGACO). These
themes contain recommendations on how to more effectively coordinate and fill
gaps in global Earth observations.
Author's Names: P. Ciais, L. Barrie and R. Dargaville
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VERTICAL AIRCRAFT PROFILES OVER EUROPE
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Regular vertical profiles over Europe were set up in
2001 as part of the AEROCARB and Carboeurope-IP projects at five locations:
Griffin (56°36'N, 3°47'W, Scotland), OrlĂ©ans (47°50'N, 2°30'E, France),
Schauinsland (47°55'N, 7°55'E, Germany), Hegyhatsal (46°57'N, 16°39'E, Hungary),
and Bialystok (53.20°N, 22.75°E, Poland). The objective of the program is to
measure CO2, CH4, N2O, SF6, CO, 13C
and 18O in CO2 vertical profiles at a bi-weekly frequency
using air samples taken up at several levels from 100m up to 3000 m above the
ground surface. One liter flasks are sampled on board small aircraft using a
standardised protocol. The samples are analysed at three laboratories (LSCE,
MPI-BGC, IUP-UHEI) which are
linked through regular intercomparison exercises. We have characterised for
each site the CO2 seasonal cycles within the atmospheric boundary
layer (ABL: 14 to 20 ppm) and the
free troposphere (FT: 10 to 13 ppm). From these signals we have calculated the
difference between ABL and FT,
known as the CO2 'jump', which will be compared to the simulations
from atmospheric transport models. We have also calculated the offset between
each airborne sampling site and the time series from Mace Head observatory,
used as a maritime reference. For CO2, the wintertime offsets at the
lowest level of the average vertical profiles are ranging from 0 ppm in Scotland
up to 10 ppm in all continental sites. Depending of the site the positive
offset due to emissions from anthropogenic and biospheric processes may extend
up to 300 to 1500 m agl. In summertime we observe a negative gradient in most
of the sites with a typical decrease of 5 ppm between 2000m and 100m agl. The
average vertical gradients will be compared to the ouput of atmospheric models,
and will be analysed with regards to the other trace gas (CO, CH4,
and CO2 isotopes).
Author's Names: M. Ramonet, L.Haszpra, K. Katrynski, I. Levin, et al
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USING INVERSE MODELLING TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL IR MEASUREMENT STRATEGIES FOR CONSTRAINING ...
Description:
CO2
and methane are important greenhouse gases, both contributing in increasing
amounts towards positive radiative forcing. It is hence important to gain
maximum understanding of the carbon cycle in the atmosphere, and the scale of
carbon trace gas sources and sinks, not only globally but also on a more
regional level. The Orbiting Carbon Observatory (OCO) satellite, scheduled for
launch in 2008, is designed for dedicated global mapping of CO2. In
order to investigate the usefulness of a variety of methods, including
retrievals from satellite mapping, some preliminary inverse modelling using a
Bayesian synthesis technique is performed using pseudodata generated to
represent possible future measurement regimes. This study will focus on the
ability of in-situ measurements within Australia to reduce the
uncertainties in Australian continental CO2 flux estimates. The
specific measurements investigated include a Ghan railway transect between
Adelaide (34.9°S, 138.6°E) and
Darwin (12.5°S, 130.9°E), and a number of continuous permanent sites. The
reduction in flux uncertainties from additional measurements compared to a
background inversion is examined, from which it is concluded that measuring on
the Ghan railway is potentially worthwhile for reducing uncertainties
associated with flux estimates.
Author's Names: N.M. Deutscher, R.M. Law, D.W.T. Griffith, and G.W. Bryant
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PRECISION REQUIREMENTS FOR SPACE-BASED XCO2 DATA
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The Orbiting Carbon
Observatory (OCO) mission will deliver space-based observations of atmospheric
CO2 with the potential to resolve many of the uncertainties in the
spatial and temporal variability of carbon sources and sinks. Our assessments of the measurement
requirements for space-based remote sensing of atmospheric CO2 conclude
that the data must support retrievals of the column-averaged CO2 dry
air mole fraction, XCO2,
with precisions of 3 to 4 ppm to resolve the annually averaged gradients between the Northern and Southern hemispheres, but higher
precision (1 to 2 ppm) will be needed to resolve East-West gradients and
questions like the location and spatial extent of the Northern Hemisphere
terrestrial carbon sink. These
conclusions are derived from the results
of observational system simulation experiments (OSSEs) and synthesis inversion
models [Rayner and O’Brien, 2001; O’Brien and Rayner, 2002; Rayner et al., 2002]. The XCO2 precision
requirements also considered the OCO mission design, the amplitude of XCO2 spatial and temporal gradients, and the relationship between XCO2 data
precision and regional scale surface CO2 flux uncertainties inferred
from XCO2 data.
Author's Names: C. E. Miller, D. Crisp, P. L. DeCola, S. C. Olsen, et al
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MEASUREMENTS AND MODELS OF ATMOSPHERIC POTENTIAL OXYGEN
Description: Measurements of atmospheric O2/N2
ratios and CO2 concentrations can be combined to form the tracer
Atmospheric Potential Oxygen (APO), reflecting primarily ocean biogeochemistry
and atmospheric circulation. Building on the work of Stephens et al. [1998], we present a new set of APO observations including shipboard collections from the
equatorial Pacific. Our data show a
smaller interhemispheric gradient than observed in past studies and a
substantial APO maximum around the
equator. Following a modeling approach
developed by Gruber et al. [2001], we
compare these observations with APO fields
generated by a set of oceanic and atmospheric models. Overall, our model results agree well with
observations, but small differences suggest that modeled north-south transport
may be too vigorous, air-sea fluxes may be too coarsely resolved in some
regions, and seasonal trapping of surface fluxes may be excessive in some model
locations.
Author's Names: M. O. Battle, S. Mikaloff Fletcher, M. L. Bender, et al
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OVERVIEW OF GREENHOUSE-GASES OBSERVING SATELLITE PROJECT
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GOSAT is a satellite to
measure the column densities of CO2 and CH4 from space
globally, and it is scheduled to be launched in 2008. It has a short wavelength
infrared (SWIR) Fourier transform
spectrometer (FTS) which measures
both the ground surface scattered solar light over land and the right reflected
light (sun-glint) over ocean. Column densities of CO2
and CH4 will be retrieved from the SWIR
(i.e. 1.6 µm and 2.0 µm bands) data and the optical path length from oxygen A-band
(0.76 µm). A cloud and aerosol sensor composed of three spectral image sensors (0.380,
0.678 and 1.62 µm) is equipped, viewing the wider area than FTS. This is a joint project among Ministry of
Environment of Japan (MOE), National Insitutite for Environmental Studies
(NIES) and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Author's Names: G. Inoue, T. Aoki, N. Eguchi, A. Higurashi, et al
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STUDY OF ATMOSPHERIC CO2 REGIONAL VARIABILITY OVER EUROPE THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF INTENSIVE ...
Description: We carried out airborne
campaigns over Europe in order to analyze
atmospheric CO2 variability at the regional scale. Data reveal a
higher standard variation in the planetary boundary layer (PBL) against a lower
one in the free troposphere (FT), where the air is more well mixed. Ground data
generally agree well with airborne measurements when done in the FT, but not in
the PBL where they are exposed to local disturbances. Ground stations located
in the FT are shown to be representative of a regional scale while PBL
observatories provide only locally representative measurements.
Author's Names: I. Xueref, M. Ramonet, P.Nedelec, J.A.Morgui, et al
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PROMOTION EFFECTS OF FALLING DROPLETS ON CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORPTION ACROSS THE AIR-WATER INTERFACE
Description: The effect of
rainfall on mass transfer across the air-water interface was investigated
through the CO2 absorption experiments in a turbulent open-channel
flow with the free surface. The results show that the rainfall enhances both
the turbulent mixing near the free surface on the liquid side and the CO2
transfer across the interface. The mass transfer coefficient on the liquid side
is well correlated by both the mean vertical momentum flux of rainfall, M, and the mean kinetic energy of rain
droplets impinging on the unit area of the air-water interface, KEF. However, it was not concluded which
of M and KEF is a better parameter for expressing
the rainfall effects on the mass transfer. The comparison between the mass
transfer coefficient obtained in this study and that obtained in wind-driven
turbulence suggests that it is of great importance to consider the rainfall
effect on the CO2 exchange rate between the atmosphere and ocean in
precisely estimating the global carbon cycle in a climate model.
Author's Names: N. Takagaki1 and S. Komori
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