Articles | Volume 17, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-47-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-47-2017
Research article
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02 Jan 2017
Research article |  | 02 Jan 2017

Atmospheric CO2 observations and models suggest strong carbon uptake by forests in New Zealand

Kay Steinkamp, Sara E. Mikaloff Fletcher, Gordon Brailsford, Dan Smale, Stuart Moore, Elizabeth D. Keller, W. Troy Baisden, Hitoshi Mukai, and Britton B. Stephens

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AR by Kay Steinkamp on behalf of the Authors (21 Sep 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (26 Sep 2016) by Christoph Gerbig
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (29 Sep 2016)
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (18 Oct 2016)
ED: Reconsider after minor revisions (Editor review) (24 Oct 2016) by Christoph Gerbig
AR by Kay Steinkamp on behalf of the Authors (05 Dec 2016)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (08 Dec 2016) by Christoph Gerbig
AR by Kay Steinkamp on behalf of the Authors (09 Dec 2016)  Manuscript 
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The exchange of carbon dioxide between the land biosphere in New Zealand and the atmosphere is estimated by combining measurements of the concentration of the gas in the air with model simulations of atmospheric circulation. The results indicate that over the study period of 2011–2013, New Zealand is a larger net sink for CO2 than estimated in the National Inventory Report. Regions in the western South Island, especially those covered predominantly by forests, contribute the most to this signal.
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