Primary Convener:
Andrew Schuh, Colorado State University

Convener:
Abhishek Chatterjee, California Institute of Technology
Sourish Basu, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Chair:
Andrew Schuh, Colorado State University
Abhishek Chatterjee, California Institute of Technology
Sourish Basu, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

The relationship between atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements and surface carbon, energy and water fluxes, is fundamental to predicting their future evolution in a changing climate. This session focuses on modeling frameworks (top-down and bottom-up) that investigate GHG exchange processes using observational platforms such as, localized surface networks and aircraft campaigns, active and passive remote-sensing missions. We invite contributions on: 1) estimation of GHG budgets and reconciliation between different modeling frameworks; 2) assessment of the response of carbon cycle to extreme events and disturbances; 3) innovative use of remote sensing (e.g. SIF), isotopes, & novel atmospheric tracers (e.g. CO, carbonyl sulfide, APO) to improve mechanistic understanding, 4) examination of the role of errors (e.g. atmospheric transport) on estimated fluxes and associated GHG budgets; and 5) Observing System Simulation Experiments targeting the optimization of observing systems required to advance our understanding of the carbon cycle and carbon-climate feedbacks.

Index Terms
0315 Biosphere|atmosphere interactions
3315 Data assimilation
3322 Land|atmosphere interactions
0428 Carbon cycling

Cross-Listed:
GC - Global Environmental Change
B - Biogeosciences

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering