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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13739-2014
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-13739-2014
© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
| 
22 Dec 2014
Research article |
| 22 Dec 2014
Satellite-inferred European carbon sink larger than expected
M. Reuter
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
M. Buchwitz
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
M. Hilker
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
J. Heymann
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
O. Schneising
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
D. Pillai
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
H. Bovensmann
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
J. P. Burrows
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
R. Parker
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
A. Butz
IMK-ASF, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
O. Hasekamp
Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands
C. W. O'Dell
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Y. Yoshida
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
C. Gerbig
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany
T. Nehrkorn
Atmospheric and Environmental Research Inc., Lexington, MA, USA
N. M. Deutscher
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
T. Warneke
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
J. Notholt
Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP), University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
F. Hase
IMK-ASF, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Arctic Research Center, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Sodankylä, Finland
R. Sussmann
IMK-IFU, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
T. Machida
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Japan
H. Matsueda
Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
Y. Sawa
Meteorological Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan
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Short summary
Current knowledge about the European terrestrial biospheric carbon sink relies upon bottom-up and global surface flux inverse model estimates using in situ measurements. Our analysis of five satellite data sets comprises a regional inversion designed to be insensitive to potential retrieval biases and transport errors. We show that the satellite-derived sink is larger (1.0±0.3GtC/a) than previous estimates (0.4±0.4GtC/a).
Current knowledge about the European terrestrial biospheric carbon sink relies upon bottom-up...
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