Long-term variations of climate and carbon fluxes over the Amazon basin

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May 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002georl..29i..33b&link_type=abstract

Geophysical Research Letters, Volume 29, Issue 9, pp. 33-1, CiteID 1319, DOI 10.1029/2001GL013607

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Atmospheric Composition And Structure: Biosphere/Atmosphere Interactions, Global Change: Biogeochemical Processes (4805), Oceanography: Biological And Chemical: Ecosystems, Structure And Dynamics

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The Amazon basin contains some of the most productive ecosystems on the planet, yet we have little understanding of the long-term behavior. By examining historical climate records over the Amazon, we identify several modes of climatic variability-including previously undocumented long-term modes. Furthermore, using a process-based ecosystem model, we show that these variations in climate generate variations in terrestrial carbon fluxes on short (3-4 year), intermediate (8-9 year), and long (24-28 year) time scales. The long-term cycles in terrestrial carbon balance have not been previously suggested. Finally, we find that time-lags between productivity and decomposition enhance the short-term variations in net carbon balance, while slightly dampening the long-term variations. Given the worldwide attention on terrestrial carbon cycling, and the potential for ``carbon sinks'', we suggest that an improved understanding of long-term climatic and ecosystem processes is crucial. Other regions should be examined for potential long-term carbon cycle variations.

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