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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-47-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-47-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,
Wellington, New Zealand
Sara E. Mikaloff Fletcher
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,
Wellington, New Zealand
Gordon Brailsford
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,
Wellington, New Zealand
Dan Smale
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,
Wellington, New Zealand
Stuart Moore
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research,
Wellington, New Zealand
Elizabeth D. Keller
GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
W. Troy Baisden
GNS Science, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Hitoshi Mukai
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba,
Ibaraki, Japan
Britton B. Stephens
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder,
Colorado, USA
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- A decade of CH4, CO and N2O in situ measurements at Lauder, New Zealand: assessing the long-term performance of a Fourier transform infrared trace gas and isotope analyser D. Smale et al. 10.5194/amt-12-637-2019
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- IRIS analyser assessment reveals sub-hourly variability of isotope ratios in carbon dioxide at Baring Head, New Zealand's atmospheric observatory in the Southern Ocean P. Sperlich et al. 10.5194/amt-15-1631-2022
- Tackling climate change: The Albarella island example A. Zanella et al. 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000418
- Inverse modelling of New Zealand's carbon dioxide balance estimates a larger than expected carbon sink B. Bukosa et al. 10.5194/acp-25-6445-2025
- A comparison of CO2 emissions from the national greenhouse gases inventory report with CO2 emissions from the global inverse models and the regional WRF-Chem in the Korean Peninsula Y. Cho et al. 10.1007/s11027-024-10195-5
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Short summary
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.
The exchange of carbon dioxide between the land biosphere in New Zealand and the atmosphere is...
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