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Research article
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04 Apr 2019
Research article |
| 04 Apr 2019
| 04 Apr 2019
Quantifying the UK's carbon dioxide flux: an atmospheric inverse modelling approach using a regional measurement network
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
Mark F. Lunt
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
T. Luke Smallman
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
Edward Comyn-Platt
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
Alistair J. Manning
Hadley Centre, Met. Office, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
Anita L. Ganesan
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1SS, UK
Simon O'Doherty
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
Ann R. Stavert
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Aspendale, VIC 3195, Australia
Kieran Stanley
School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TS, UK
Mathew Williams
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
National Centre for Earth Observation, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
Peter Levy
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (Edinburgh Research Station), Penicuik, E26 0QB, UK
Michel Ramonet
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91198, France
Grant L. Forster
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Andrew C. Manning
Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
Paul I. Palmer
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FF, UK
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Short summary
Understanding carbon dioxide (CO2) fluxes from the terrestrial biosphere on a national scale is important for evaluating land use strategies to mitigate climate change. We estimate emissions of CO2 from the UK biosphere using atmospheric data in a top-down approach. Our findings show that bottom-up estimates from models of biospheric fluxes overestimate the amount of CO2 uptake in summer. This suggests these models wrongly estimate or omit key processes, e.g. land disturbance due to harvest.
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