Initiative to quantify terrestrial carbon sources and sinks

1 January 2002

journal article
Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Eos

Vol. 83 (1) , 1-7
https://doi.org/10.1029/2002eo000002

Abstract

Questions related to the distribution and spatio‐temporal dynamics of the terrestrial carbon fluxes are at the core of current scientific and policy debates. In recent years, the primary concern has been the increasing CO₂ content in the atmosphere, its effect on climate, and the associated role of terrestrial ecosystems in mitigating the increase and impact of climate change. However, terrestrial carbon dynamics is also closely related to biodiversity land degradation, and other pressing policy and assessment questions. Yet at the global level, no system in place now can provide quantitative information about carbon sources and sinks systematically, reliably, and accurately.

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