Global CO2 fluxes inferred from surface air-sample measurements and from TCCON retrievals of the CO2 total column

Details Global CO2 fluxes inferred from surface air-sample measurements and from TCCON retrievals of the CO2 total column Global CO2 fluxes inferred from surface air-sample measurements and from TCCON retrievals of the CO2 total column

Dec 2011

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011georl..3824810c&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 38, Issue 24, CiteID L24810

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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Constituent Sources And Sinks, Biogeosciences: Carbon Cycling (4806), Biogeosciences: Remote Sensing, Mathematical Geophysics: Inverse Theory, Atmospheric Processes: Data Assimilation

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We present the first estimate of the global distribution of CO2 surface fluxes from 14 stations of the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON). The evaluation of this inversion is based on 1) comparison with the fluxes from a classical inversion of surface air-sample-measurements, and 2) comparison of CO2 mixing ratios calculated from the inverted fluxes with independent aircraft measurements made during the two years analyzed here, 2009 and 2010. The former test shows similar seasonal cycles in the northern hemisphere and consistent regional carbon budgets between inversions from the two datasets, even though the TCCON inversion appears to be less precise than the classical inversion. The latter test confirms that the TCCON inversion has improved the quality (i.e., reduced the uncertainty) of the surface fluxes compared to the assumed or prior fluxes. The consistency between the surface-air-sample-based and the TCCON-based inversions despite remaining flaws in transport models opens the possibility of increased accuracy and robustness of flux inversions based on the combination of both data sources and confirms the usefulness of space-borne monitoring of the CO2 column.

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