P. Ciais

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1998 - 2009

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181

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Mesoscale modeling of the CO2 interactions between the surface and the atmosphere applied to the April 2007 CERES field experiment (2009)

Sarrat, C., Noilhan, J., Lacarrere, P., Donier, S., Dolman, A.J., Gerbig, C., ...

The paper describes a numerical interpretation of the April 2007 CarboEurope Regional Experiment Strategy (CERES) campaign, devotedto the study of CO2 cycle at the regional scale. The four...

CO<sub>2</sub> budgeting at the regional scale using a Lagrangian experimental strategy and meso-scale modeling (2009)

C. Sarrat, J. Noilhan, P. Lacarrère, V. Masson, E. Ceschia, P. Ciais, ...

An atmospheric Lagrangian experiment for regional CO<sub>2</sub> budgeting with aircraft measurements took place during the CarboEurope Regional Experiment Strategy campaign (CERES) in...

The interannual variability of Africa's ecosystem productivity: a multi-model analysis (2009)

U. Weber, M. Jung, M. Reichstein, C. Beer, M. C. Braakhekke, V. Lehsten, ...

We are comparing spatially explicit process-model based estimates of the terrestrial carbon balance and its components over Africa and confront them with remote sensing based proxies of vegetation...

Mesoscale modelling of the CO<sub>2</sub> interactions between the surface and the atmosphere applied to the April 2007 CERES field experiment (2009)

C. Sarrat, J. Noilhan, P. Lacarrère, E. Ceschia, P. Ciais, A. J. Dolman, ...

This paper describes a numerical interpretation of the April 2007, CarboEurope Regional Experiment Strategy (CERES) campaign, devoted to the study of the CO<sub>2</sub> cycle at the...

Structure of the transport uncertainty in mesoscale inversions of CO2 sources and sinks using ensemble model simulations (2009)

T. Lauvaux, O. Pannekoucke, C. Sarrat, F. Chevallier, P. Ciais, J. Noilhan, ...

We study the characteristics of a statistical ensemble of mesoscale simulations in order to estimate the model error in the simulation of CO2 concentrations. The ensemble consists of ten members and...

CO2 budgeting at the regional scale using a Lagrangian experimental strategy and meso-scale modeling (2009)

C. Sarrat, J. Noilhan, P. Lacarrère, V. Masson, E. Ceschia, P. Ciais, ...

An atmospheric Lagrangian experiment for regional CO2 budgeting with aircraft measurements took place during the CarboEurope Regional Experiment Strategy campaign (CERES) in south-west France, in...

Mesoscale modelling of the CO2 interactions between the surface and the atmosphere applied to the April 2007 CERES field experiment (2009)

C. Sarrat, J. Noilhan, P. Lacarrère, E. Ceschia, P. Ciais, A. J. Dolman, ...

This paper describes a numerical interpretation of the April 2007, CarboEurope Regional Experiment Strategy (CERES) campaign, devoted to the study of the CO2 cycle at the regional scale. Four...

Mesoscale modeling of the CO2 interactions between the surface and the atmosphere applied to the April 2007 CERES field experiment (2009)

C. Sarrat, J. Noilhan, P. Lacarrère, A. J. Dolman, C. Gerbig, J. A. Elbers, ...

The paper describes a numerical interpretation of the April 2007 CarboEurope Regional Experiment Strategy (CERES) campaign, devotedto the study of CO2 cycle at the regional scale. The four...

Autumn warming and carbon balance of a boreal Scots pine forest in Southern Finland (2009)

T. Vesala, S. Launiainen, P. Kolari, J. Pumpanen, S. Sevanto, P. Hari, ...

We analyzed the dynamics of carbon balance components: gross primary production (GPP) and total ecosystem respiration (TER), of a boreal Scots pine forest in Southern Finland. Our aim was to study...

Source-receptor relationships for airborne measurements of CO2, CO and O3 above Siberia: a cluster-based approach (2009)

A. Stohl, P. Ciais, P. Nédélec, B. D. Belan, M. Y. Arshinov, ...

We analysed three intensive campaigns above Siberia resulting in a total of ~70 h of continuous CO2, CO and O3 measurements. The flight route consists of consecutive ascents and descents between...

Importance of fossil fuel emission uncertainties over Europe for CO2 modeling: model intercomparison (2009)

P. Peylin, S. Houweling, M. C. Krol, U. Karstens, C. Rödenbeck, C. Geels, ...

Inverse modeling techniques used to quantify surface carbon fluxes commonly assume that the uncertainty of fossil fuel CO2 (FFCO2) emissions is negligible and that intra-annual variations can be...

Mesoscale modelling of the CO2 interactions between the surface and the atmosphere applied to the April 2007 CERES field experiment (2009)

Sarrat, C., Noilhan, J., Lacarrère, P., Ceschia, E., Ciais, P., Dolman, A.J., ...

This paper describes a numerical interpretation of the April 2007, CarboEurope Regional Experiment Strategy (CERES) campaign, devoted to the study of the CO2 cycle at the regional scale. Four...

Variability and recent trends in the African terrestrial carbon balance (2009)

P. Ciais, P. Cadule, P. Friedlingstein, A. Chédin

We modeled the African terrestrial carbon balance over the past century using a spatially resolved process based vegetation model (ORCHIDEE). The model is forced by changing climate and by...

Wildfire smoke in the Siberian Arctic in summer: source characterization and plume evolution from airborne measurements (2009)

A. Stohl, P. Nédélec, M. Yu. Arshinov, M. V. Panchenko, V. P. Shmargunov, ...

We present airborne measurements of carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2</sub>), carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O<sub>3</sub>), equivalent black carbon (EBC) and ultra fine particles over...

Regional-scale correlation between CO2 fire emissions, burned areas, and mid-tropospheric CO2 daily variations over southern Africa (2009)

A. Chédin, N. A. Scott, P. Ciais, C. Rio, F. Hourdin, C. Crevoisier, ...

Monthly mean mid-tropospheric CO2 columns are retrieved from evening and morning observations of NOAA-10 satellite over the tropics during the period 1987–1991. We find that the difference between...

Temporal and among-site variability of inherent water-use efficiency at the ecosystem level (2009)

Beer, C, Ciais, P, Reichstein, M, Baldocchi, D, Law, BE, Papale, D, ...

Half-hourly measurements of the net exchanges of carbon dioxide and water vapor between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere provide estimates of gross primary production (GPP) and...

European Geosciences Union Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions (2008)

P. Peylin, P. J. Rayner, P. Bousquet, C. Carouge, F. Hourdin, P. Heinrich, ...

Daily CO 2 flux estimates over Europe from continuous atmospheric measurements: 1, inverse methodology

Review Editors (2008)

I. C. Prentice, R. J. Scholes, D. Archer, M. R. Ashmore, O. Aumont, ...

3.2 Terrestrial and Ocean Biogeochemistry:

Modelling terrestrial C-13 cycling: climate, land use and fire (2008)

Scholze, M., Ciais, P., Heimann, M.

The LPJ terrestrial carbon isotope model, which includes isotopic fractionation of 13C during assimilation and a full description of the isotopic terrestrial carbon cycle, has been used to calculate...

Carbon accumulation in European forests (2008)

Ciais, P., Schelhaas, M.J., Zaehle, S., Piao, S.L., Cescatti, A., Liski, J., ...

European forests are intensively exploited for wood products, yet they also form a sink for carbon. European forest inventories, available for the past 50 years, can be combined with timber harvest...

Analyzing the causes and spatial pattern of the European 2003 carbon flux anomaly using seven models (2008)

Vetter, M., Churkina, G., Jung, M., Reichstein, M., Zaehle, S., Bondeau, A., ...

Globally, the year 2003 is associated with one of the largest atmospheric CO2 rises on record. In the same year, Europe experienced an anomalously strong flux of CO2 from the land to the atmosphere...

Analyzing the causes and spatial pattern of the European 2003 carbon flux anomaly using seven models (2008)

Vetter, M., Churkina, G., Jung, M., Reichstein, M., Zaehle, S., Bondeau, A., ...

Globally, the year 2003 is associated with one of the largest atmospheric CO2 rises on record. In the same year, Europe experienced an anomalously strong flux of CO2 from the land to the atmosphere...

Ten years of CO2, CH4, CO and N2O fluxes over Western Europe inferred from atmospheric measurements at Mace Head, Ireland (2008)

Messager, C., Schmidt, M., Ramonet, M., Bousquet, P., Simmonds, P., Manning, A., ...

We estimated CO2, CH4, CO and N2O emission fluxes over the British Isles and Western Europe using atmospheric radon observations and concentrations recorded at the Mace Head Atmospheric Research...

Ten years of CO2, CH4, CO and N2O fluxes over Western Europe inferred from atmospheric measurements at Mace Head, Ireland (2008)

Messager, C., Schmidt, M., Ramonet, M., Bousquet, P., Simmonds, P., Manning, A., ...

We estimated CO2, CH4, CO and N2O emission fluxes over the British Isles and Western Europe using atmospheric radon observations and concentrations recorded at the Mace Head Atmospheric Research...

The impact of lateral carbon fluxes on the European carbon balance (2008)

Ciais, P, Borges, Alberto, Abril, Gwenaël, Meybeck, M, Folberth, G, Hauglustaine, D, ...

To date, little is known about the impact of processes which cause lateral carbon fluxes over continents, and from continents to oceans on the CO2 – and carbon budgets at local, regional and...

Modeling terrestrial C-13 cycling: Climate, land use and fire (2008)

Scholze, M., Ciais, P., Heimann, M.

The LPJ terrestrial carbon isotope model, which includes isotopic fractionation of C-13 during assimilation and a full description of the isotopic terrestrial carbon cycle, has been used to calculate...

Mesoscale inversion: first results from the CERES campaign with synthetic data (2008)

T. Lauvaux, M. Uliasz, C. Sarrat, F. Chevallier, P. Bousquet, C. Lac, ...

We investigate the ability of a mesoscale model to reconstruct CO<sub>2</sub> fluxes at regional scale. Formally, we estimate the reduction of error for a CO<sub>2</sub> flux...

Analyzing the causes and spatial pattern of the European 2003 carbon flux anomaly using seven models (2008)

M. Vetter, G. Churkina, M. Jung, M. Reichstein, S. Zaehle, A. Bondeau, ...

Globally, the year 2003 is associated with one of the largest atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> rises on record. In the same year, Europe experienced an anomalously strong flux of...

The impact of lateral carbon fluxes on the European carbon balance (2008)

P. Ciais, A. V. Borges, G. Abril, M. Meybeck, G. Folberth, D. Hauglustaine, ...

To date, little is known about the impact of processes which cause lateral carbon fluxes over continents, and from continents to oceans on the CO<sub>2</sub> – and carbon budgets at...

CO<sub>2</sub> budgeting at the regional scale using a Lagrangian experimental strategy and meso-scale modeling (2008)

C. Sarrat, J. Noilhan, P. Lacarrère, V. Masson, E. Ceschia, P. Ciais, ...

An atmospheric Lagrangian experiment for regional CO<sub>2</sub> budgeting with aircraft measurements took place during the CarboEurope Regional Experiment campaign (CERES) in...

Variability and recent trends in the African carbon balance (2008)

P. Ciais, P. Cadule, P. Friedlingstein, A. Chédin

We modeled the African carbon balance over the past century using the process based ORCHIDEE model, forced by changing climate and human induced changes in land use. The model includes a simple...

The inter-annual variability of Africa's ecosystem productivity: a multi-model analysis (2008)

U. Weber, M. Jung, M. Reichstein, C. Beer, M. Braakhekke, V. Lehsten, ...

We are comparing spatially explicit process-model based estimates of the terrestrial carbon balance and its components over Africa and confront them with remote sensing based proxies of vegetation...

Structure of the transport uncertainty in mesoscale inversions of CO<sub>2</sub> sources and sinks using ensemble model simulations (2008)

T. Lauvaux, O. Pannekoucke, C. Sarrat, F. Chevallier, P. Ciais, J. Noilhan, ...

We study the characteristics of a statistical ensemble of mesoscale simulations in order to estimate the model error in the simulation of CO<sub>2</sub> concentrations. The ensemble...

The African contribution to the global climate-carbon cycle feedback of the 21st century (2008)

P. Friedlingstein, P. Cadule, S. L. Piao, P. Ciais, S. Sitch

Future climate change will have impact on global and regional terrestrial carbon balances. The fate of African tropical forests over the 21st century has been investigated through global coupled...

CO2 budgeting at the regional scale using a Lagrangian experimental strategy and meso-scale modeling (2008)

C. Sarrat, J. Noilhan, P. Lacarrère, V. Masson, E. Ceschia, P. Ciais, ...

An atmospheric Lagrangian experiment for regional CO2 budgeting with aircraft measurements took place during the CarboEurope Regional Experiment campaign (CERES) in south-western France, in June,...

Structure of the transport uncertainty in mesoscale inversions of CO2 sources and sinks using ensemble model simulations (2008)

T. Lauvaux, O. Pannekoucke, C. Sarrat, F. Chevallier, P. Ciais, J. Noilhan, ...

We study the characteristics of a statistical ensemble of mesoscale simulations in order to estimate the model error in the simulation of CO2 concentrations. The ensemble consists of ten members and...

Ten years of CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, CO and N<sub>2</sub>O fluxes over Western Europe inferred from atmospheric measurements at Mace Head, Ireland (2008)

C. Messager, M. Schmidt, M. Ramonet, P. Bousquet, P. Simmonds, A. Manning, ...

We estimated CO<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, CO and N<sub>2</sub>O emission fluxes over the British Isles and Western Europe using atmospheric radon observations...

What can we learn from European continuous atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> measurements to quantify regional fluxes – Part 1: Potential of the network (2008)

C. Carouge, P. Bousquet, P. Peylin, P. J. Rayner, P. Ciais

An inverse model using atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> observations from a European network of stations to reconstruct daily CO<sub>2</sub> fluxes and their uncertainties over...

What can we learn from European continuous atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> measurements to quantify regional fluxes – Part 2: Sensitivity of flux accuracy to inverse setup (2008)

C. Carouge, P. Peylin, P. J. Rayner, P. Bousquet, F. Chevallier, P. Ciais

An inverse model using atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> observations from a European network of stations to reconstruct daily CO<sub>2</sub> fluxes and their uncertainties over...

Ten years of CO2, CH4, CO and N2O fluxes over Western Europe inferred from atmospheric measurements at Mace Head, Ireland (2008)

C. Messager, M. Schmidt, M. Ramonet, P. Bousquet, P. Simmonds, A. Manning, ...

We estimated CO2, CH4, CO and N2O emission fluxes over the British Isles and Western Europe using atmospheric radon observations and concentrations recorded at the Mace Head Atmospheric Research...

What can we learn from European continuous atmospheric CO2 measurements to quantify regional fluxes – Part 1: Potential of the network (2008)

C. Carouge, P. Bousquet, P. Peylin, P. J. Rayner, P. Ciais

An inverse model using atmospheric CO2 observations from a European network of stations to reconstruct daily CO2 fluxes and their uncertainties over Europe at 50 km resolution has been developed...

What can we learn from European continuous atmospheric CO2 measurements to quantify regional fluxes – Part 2: Sensitivity of flux accuracy to inverse setup (2008)

C. Carouge, P. Peylin, P. J. Rayner, P. Bousquet, F. Chevallier, P. Ciais

An inverse model using atmospheric CO2 observations from a European network of stations to reconstruct daily CO2 fluxes and their uncertainties over Europe at 50 km resolution has been developed...

Evidence for soil water control on carbon and water dynamics in European forests during the extremely dry year: 2003 (2007)

Granier, A., Reichstein, M., Bréda, N., Janssens, I.A., Falge, E., Ciais, P., ...

The drought of 2003 was exceptionally severe in many regions of Europe, both in duration and in intensity. In some areas, especially in Germany and France, it was the strongest drought for the last...

Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain – Part 1: Simulation of diurnal circulation regimes (2007)

G. Pérez-Landa, P. Ciais, M. J. Sanz, B. Gioli, F. Miglietta, J. L. Palau, ...

We collected ground-based and aircraft vertical profile measurements of meteorological parameters during a 2-week intensive campaign over the Valencia basin, in order to understand how mesoscale...

Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain – Part 2: Modeling CO2 transport using idealized surface fluxes (2007)

G. Pérez-Landa, P. Ciais, G. Gangoiti, J. L. Palau, A. Carrara, B. Gioli, ...

Vertical profiles of CO2 concentration were collected during an intensive summer campaign in a coastal complex-terrain region within the frame of the European Project RECAB (Regional Assessment and...

Assessing the ability of three land ecosystem models to simulate gross carbon uptake of forests from boreal to Mediterranean climate in Europe (2007)

Jung, M., Le Maire, G., Zaehle, S., Luyssaert, S., Vetter, M., Churkina, G., ...

Three terrestrial biosphere models (LPJ, Orchidee, Biome-BGC) were evaluated with respect to their ability to simulate large-scale climate related trends in gross primary production (GPP) across...

Assessing the ability of three land ecosystem models to simulate gross carbon uptake of forests from boreal to Mediterranean climate in Europe (2007)

Jung, M., Le Maire, G., Zaehle, S., Luyssaert, S., Vetter, M., Churkina, G., ...

We evaluate three terrestrial biosphere models (LPJ, Orchidee, Biome-BGC) with respect to their capacity to simulate climate related trends in gross primary production (GPP) of forests in Europe. We...

Analyzing the causes and spatial pattern of the European 2003 carbon flux anomaly in Europe using seven models (2007)

Vetter, M., Churkina, G., Jung, M., Reichstein, M., Zaehle, S., Bondeau, A., ...

Globally, the year 2003 is associated with one of the largest atmospheric CO2 rises on record. In the same year, Europe experienced an anomalously strong flux of CO2 from the land to the atmosphere...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe – Part~1: mapping the atmospheric CO2 signals (2007)

Geels, C., Gloor, M., Ciais, P., Bousquet, P., Peylin, P., Vermeulen, A. T., ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain – Part 2: Modeling CO2 transport using idealized surface fluxes (2007)

Pérez-Landa, G., Ciais, P., Gangoiti, G., Palau, J. L., Carrara, A., Gioli, B., ...

Vertical profiles of CO2 concentration were collected during an intensive summer campaign in a coastal complex-terrain region within the frame of the European Project RECAB (Regional Assessment and...

Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain – Part 1: Simulation of diurnal circulation regimes (2007)

Pérez-Landa, G., Ciais, P., Sanz, M. J., Gioli, B., Miglietta, F., Palau, J. L., ...

We collected ground-based and aircraft vertical profile measurements of meteorological parameters during a 2-week intensive campaign over the Valencia basin, in order to understand how mesoscale...

Mesoscale inversion: first results from the CERES campaign with synthetic data (2007)

Lauvaux, T., Uliasz, M., Sarrat, C., Chevallier, F., Bousquet, P., Lac, C., ...

We investigate the ability of a mesoscale model to reconstruct CO2 fluxes at regional scale. Formally, we estimate the reduction of error for a CO2 flux inversion at 8 km resolution in the South West...

Assessing the ability of three land ecosystem models to simulate gross carbon uptake of forests from boreal to Mediterranean climate in Europe (2007)

Jung, M., Le Maire, G., Zaehle, S., Luyssaert, S., Vetter, M., Churkina, G., ...

Three terrestrial biosphere models (LPJ, Orchidee, Biome-BGC) were evaluated with respect to their ability to simulate large-scale climate related trends in gross primary production (GPP) across...

Assessing the ability of three land ecosystem models to simulate gross carbon uptake of forests from boreal to Mediterranean climate in Europe (2007)

Jung, M., Le Maire, G., Zaehle, S., Luyssaert, S., Vetter, M., Churkina, G., ...

We evaluate three terrestrial biosphere models (LPJ, Orchidee, Biome-BGC) with respect to their capacity to simulate climate related trends in gross primary production (GPP) of forests in Europe. We...

Analyzing the causes and spatial pattern of the European 2003 carbon flux anomaly in Europe using seven models (2007)

Vetter, M., Churkina, G., Jung, M., Reichstein, M., Zaehle, S., Bondeau, A., ...

Globally, the year 2003 is associated with one of the largest atmospheric CO2 rises on record. In the same year, Europe experienced an anomalously strong flux of CO2 from the land to the atmosphere...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe – Part~1: mapping the atmospheric CO2 signals (2007)

Geels, C., Gloor, M., Ciais, P., Bousquet, P., Peylin, P., Vermeulen, A. T., ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain – Part 2: Modeling CO2 transport using idealized surface fluxes (2007)

Pérez-Landa, G., Ciais, P., Gangoiti, G., Palau, J. L., Carrara, A., Gioli, B., ...

Vertical profiles of CO2 concentration were collected during an intensive summer campaign in a coastal complex-terrain region within the frame of the European Project RECAB (Regional Assessment and...

Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain – Part 1: Simulation of diurnal circulation regimes (2007)

Pérez-Landa, G., Ciais, P., Sanz, M. J., Gioli, B., Miglietta, F., Palau, J. L., ...

We collected ground-based and aircraft vertical profile measurements of meteorological parameters during a 2-week intensive campaign over the Valencia basin, in order to understand how mesoscale...

Mesoscale inversion: first results from the CERES campaign with synthetic data (2007)

Lauvaux, T., Uliasz, M., Sarrat, C., Chevallier, F., Bousquet, P., Lac, C., ...

We investigate the ability of a mesoscale model to reconstruct CO2 fluxes at regional scale. Formally, we estimate the reduction of error for a CO2 flux inversion at 8 km resolution in the South West...

CO2 balance of boreal, temperate, and tropical forests (2007)

Luyssaert, S., Inglima, I., Jungs, M., Richardson, A., Reichsteins, M., Papale, D., ...

Terrestrial ecosystems sequester 2.1 Pg of atmospheric carbon annually. A large amount of the terrestrial sink is realized by forests. However, considerable uncertainties remain regarding the fate of...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe ─ Part 1: mapping the atmospheric CO2 signals (2007)

C. Geels, M. Gloor, P. Ciais, P. Bousquet, P. Peylin, A. T. Vermeulen, ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Assessing the ability of three land ecosystem models to simulate gross carbon uptake of forests from boreal to Mediterranean climate in Europe (2007)

M. Jung, G. Le Maire, S. Zaehle, S. Luyssaert, M. Vetter, G. Churkina, ...

Three terrestrial biosphere models (LPJ, Orchidee, Biome-BGC) were evaluated with respect to their ability to simulate large-scale climate related trends in gross primary production (GPP) across...

Analyzing the causes and spatial pattern of the European 2003 carbon flux anomaly in Europe using seven models (2007)

M. Vetter, G. Churkina, M. Jung, M. Reichstein, S. Zaehle, A. Bondeau, ...

Globally, the year 2003 is associated with one of the largest atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> rises on record. In the same year, Europe experienced an anomalously strong flux of...

Assessing the ability of three land ecosystem models to simulate gross carbon uptake of forests from boreal to Mediterranean climate in Europe (2007)

M. Jung, G. Le Maire, S. Zaehle, S. Luyssaert, M. Vetter, G. Churkina, ...

We evaluate three terrestrial biosphere models (LPJ, Orchidee, Biome-BGC) with respect to their capacity to simulate climate related trends in gross primary production (GPP) of forests in Europe. We...

Mesoscale inversion: first results from the CERES campaign with synthetic data (2007)

T. Lauvaux, M. Uliasz, C. Sarrat, F. Chevallier, P. Bousquet, C. Lac, ...

We investigate the ability of a mesoscale model to reconstruct CO<sub>2</sub> fluxes at regional scale. Formally, we estimate the reduction of error for a CO<sub>2</sub> flux...

TransCom 3 inversion intercomparison: Impact of transport model errors on the interannual variability of regional CO2 fluxes, 1988-2003 (2006)

Baker, D F, Law, R M, Gurney, K R, Rayner, P, Peylin, P, Denning, A S, ...

Monthly CO2 fluxes are estimated across 1988-2003 for 22 emission regions using data from 78 CO2 measurement sites. The same inversion (method, priors, data) is performed with 13 different...

The CarboEurope regional experiment strategy (2006)

Dolman, A.J., Noilhan, J., Durand, P., Sarrat, C., Brut, A., Piguet, B., ...

Quantification of sources and sinks of carbon at global and regional scales requires not only a good description of the land sources and sinks of carbon, but also of the synoptic and mesoscale...

The impact of lateral carbon fluxes on the European carbon balance (2006)

Ciais, P., Borges, A. V., Abril, G., Meybeck, M., Folberth, G., Hauglustaine, D., ...

To date, little has been written about the important role played by processes transporting carbon laterally over continents, and from continents to oceans. These processes have an impact on the CO2...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe. Part 1: Mapping the CO2 atmospheric signals (2006)

Geels, C., Gloor, M., Ciais, P., Bousquet, P., Peylin, P., Vermeulen, A. T., ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain, Part 2: linking CO2 surface fluxes with observed concentrations (2006)

Pérez-Landa, G., Ciais, P., Gangoiti, G., Palau, J. L., Carrara, A., Gioli, B., ...

Several consecutive vertical profiles of CO2 concentration and meteorological parameters were collected during an intensive summer campaign in a coastal complex terrain region within the frame of the...

Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain, Part 1: simulation of diurnal circulation regimes (2006)

Pérez-Landa, G., Ciais, P., Sanz, M. J., Gioli, B., Miglietta, F., Palau, J. L., ...

We collected ground-based and aircraft data on meteorological parameters and CO2 fluxes and concentrations during a 2-week intensive campaign over the Valencia basin, as part of a process study to...

The impact of lateral carbon fluxes on the European carbon balance (2006)

Ciais, P., Borges, A. V., Abril, G., Meybeck, M., Folberth, G., Hauglustaine, D., ...

To date, little has been written about the important role played by processes transporting carbon laterally over continents, and from continents to oceans. These processes have an impact on the CO2...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe. Part 1: Mapping the CO2 atmospheric signals (2006)

Geels, C., Gloor, M., Ciais, P., Bousquet, P., Peylin, P., Vermeulen, A. T., ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain, Part 2: linking CO2 surface fluxes with observed concentrations (2006)

Pérez-Landa, G., Ciais, P., Gangoiti, G., Palau, J. L., Carrara, A., Gioli, B., ...

Several consecutive vertical profiles of CO2 concentration and meteorological parameters were collected during an intensive summer campaign in a coastal complex terrain region within the frame of the...

Mesoscale circulations over complex terrain in the Valencia coastal region, Spain, Part 1: simulation of diurnal circulation regimes (2006)

Pérez-Landa, G., Ciais, P., Sanz, M. J., Gioli, B., Miglietta, F., Palau, J. L., ...

We collected ground-based and aircraft data on meteorological parameters and CO2 fluxes and concentrations during a 2-week intensive campaign over the Valencia basin, as part of a process study to...

The impact of lateral carbon fluxes on the European carbon balance (2006)

P. Ciais, A. V. Borges, G. Abril, M. Meybeck, G. Folberth, D. Hauglustaine, ...

To date, little has been written about the important role played by processes transporting carbon laterally over continents, and from continents to oceans. These processes have an impact on the...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe. Part 1: Mapping the CO<sub>2</sub> atmospheric signals (2006)

C. Geels, M. Gloor, P. Ciais, P. Bousquet, P. Peylin, A. T. Vermeulen, ...

The CO<sub>2</sub> source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO<sub>2</sub> observations and atmospheric...

Comparing atmospheric transport models for future regional inversions over Europe. Part 1: Mapping the CO2 atmospheric signals (2006)

C. Geels, M. Gloor, P. Ciais, P. Bousquet, P. Peylin, A. T. Vermeulen, ...

The CO2 source and sink distribution across Europe can be estimated in principle through inverse methods by combining CO2 observations and atmospheric transport models. Uncertainties of such...

The carbon budget of terrestrial ecosystems at country-scale – a European case study (2005)

I. A. Janssens, A. Freibauer, B. Schlamadinger, R. Ceulemans, P. Ciais, A. J. Dolman, ...

We summed estimates of the carbon balance of forests, grasslands, arable lands and peatlands to obtain country-specific estimates of the terrestrial carbon balance during the 1990s. Forests and...

Temperature sensitivity of decomposition in relation to soil organic matter pools: critique and outlook (2005)

M. Reichstein, T. Kätterer, O. Andrén, P. Ciais, W. Cramer, ...

Knorr et al. (2005) concluded that soil organic carbon pools with longer turnover times are more sensitive to temperature. We show that this conclusion is equivocal, largely dependent on their...

Two decades of OH variability as inferred by an inversion of atmospheric transport and chemistry of methyl chloroform (2005)

P. Bousquet, D. A. Hauglustaine, P. Peylin, C. Carouge, P. Ciais

We developed an iterative inverse method to infer inter-annual sources and sinks of methyl chloroform (MCF) from atmospheric measurements, on a monthly basis. The methodology is presented and used to...

Daily CO2 flux estimates over Europe from continuous atmospheric measurements: 1, inverse methodology (2005)

P. Peylin, P. J. Rayner, P. Bousquet, C. Carouge, F. Hourdin, P. Heinrich, ...

This paper presents an inverse method for inferring trace gas fluxes at high temporal (daily) and spatial (model grid) resolution from continuous atmospheric concentration measurements. The method is...

Analyzing Atmospheric Trace Gases and Aerosols using Passenger Aircraft (2005)

Brenninkmeijer, C., Slemr, F., Koeppel, C., Scharffe, D. S., Pupek, M., Lelieveld, J., ...

CARIBIC (Civil Aircraft for the Regular Investigation of the Atmosphere Based on an Instrument Container) resumed regular measurement flights with an extended scientific payload in December 2004....

Temperature sensitivity of decomposition in relation to soil organic matter pools: critique and outlook (2005)

Reichstein, M., Kätterer, T., Andrén, O., Ciais, P., Cramer, W., ...

Knorr et al. (2005) concluded that soil organic carbon pools with longer turnover times are more sensitive to temperature. We show that this conclusion is equivocal, largely dependent on their...

The carbon budget of terrestrial ecosystems at country-scale – a European case study (2005)

Janssens, I. A., Freibauer, A., Schlamadinger, B., Ceulemans, R., Ciais, P., Dolman, A. J., ...

We summed estimates of the carbon balance of forests, grasslands, arable lands and peatlands to obtain country-specific estimates of the terrestrial carbon balance during the 1990s. Forests and...

A simple parameterization of nitrogen limitation on primary productivity for global vegetation models (2005)

Krinner, G., Ciais, P., Viovy, N., Friedlingstein, P.

Nitrogen limitation of ecosystem productivity is ubiquitous, and it is thought that it has and will have a significant impact on net ecosystem productivity, and thus carbon sequestration, in the...

Does the temperature sensitivity of decomposition vary with soil organic matter quality? (2005)

Reichstein, M., Kätterer, T., Andrén, O., Ciais, P., Cramer, W., ...

Knorr et al. (2005) concluded that soil organic carbon pools with longer turnover times are more sensitive to temperature. We show that this conclusion is equivocal, largely dependent on their...

Daily CO2 flux estimates over Europe from continuous atmospheric measurements: 1, inverse methodology (2005)

Peylin, P., Rayner, P. J., Bousquet, P., Carouge, C., Hourdin, F., Heinrich, P., ...

This paper presents an inverse method for inferring trace gas fluxes at high temporal (daily) and spatial (model grid) resolution from continuous atmospheric concentration measurements. The method is...

Two decades of OH variability as inferred by an inversion of atmospheric transport and chemistry of methyl chloroform (2005)

Bousquet, P., Hauglustaine, D. A., Peylin, P., Carouge, C., Ciais, P.

We developed an iterative inverse method to infer inter-annual sources and sinks of methyl chloroform (MCF) from atmospheric measurements, on a monthly basis. The methodology is presented and used to...

Two decades of OH variability as inferred by an inversion of atmospheric transport and chemistry of methyl chloroform (2005)

Bousquet, P., Hauglustaine, D. A., Peylin, P., Carouge, C., Ciais, P.

We developed an iterative inverse method to infer inter-annual sources and sinks of methyl chloroform (MCF) from atmospheric measurements, on a monthly basis. The methodology is presented and used to...

Daily CO2 flux estimates over Europe from continuous atmospheric measurements: 1, inverse methodology (2005)

Peylin, P., Rayner, P. J., Bousquet, P., Carouge, C., Hourdin, F., Heinrich, P., ...

This paper presents a method for inferring trace gas fluxes at high temporal and spatial resolution from atmospheric concentration measurements. The method is designed for regional applications and...

Temperature sensitivity of decomposition in relation to soil organic matter pools: critique and outlook (2005)

Reichstein, M., Kätterer, T., Andrén, O., Ciais, P., Cramer, W., ...

Knorr et al. (2005) concluded that soil organic carbon pools with longer turnover times are more sensitive to temperature. We show that this conclusion is equivocal, largely dependent on their...

The carbon budget of terrestrial ecosystems at country-scale – a European case study (2005)

Janssens, I. A., Freibauer, A., Schlamadinger, B., Ceulemans, R., Ciais, P., Dolman, A. J., ...

We summed estimates of the carbon balance of forests, grasslands, arable lands and peatlands to obtain country-specific estimates of the terrestrial carbon balance during the 1990s. Forests and...

A simple parameterization of nitrogen limitation on primary productivity for global vegetation models (2005)

Krinner, G., Ciais, P., Viovy, N., Friedlingstein, P.

Nitrogen limitation of ecosystem productivity is ubiquitous, and it is thought that it has and will have a significant impact on net ecosystem productivity, and thus carbon sequestration, in the...

Does the temperature sensitivity of decomposition vary with soil organic matter quality? (2005)

Reichstein, M., Kätterer, T., Andrén, O., Ciais, P., Cramer, W., ...

Knorr et al. (2005) concluded that soil organic carbon pools with longer turnover times are more sensitive to temperature. We show that this conclusion is equivocal, largely dependent on their...

Daily CO2 flux estimates over Europe from continuous atmospheric measurements: 1, inverse methodology (2005)

Peylin, P., Rayner, P. J., Bousquet, P., Carouge, C., Hourdin, F., Heinrich, P., ...

This paper presents an inverse method for inferring trace gas fluxes at high temporal (daily) and spatial (model grid) resolution from continuous atmospheric concentration measurements. The method is...

Two decades of OH variability as inferred by an inversion of atmospheric transport and chemistry of methyl chloroform (2005)

Bousquet, P., Hauglustaine, D. A., Peylin, P., Carouge, C., Ciais, P.

We developed an iterative inverse method to infer inter-annual sources and sinks of methyl chloroform (MCF) from atmospheric measurements, on a monthly basis. The methodology is presented and used to...

Two decades of OH variability as inferred by an inversion of atmospheric transport and chemistry of methyl chloroform (2005)

Bousquet, P., Hauglustaine, D. A., Peylin, P., Carouge, C., Ciais, P.

We developed an iterative inverse method to infer inter-annual sources and sinks of methyl chloroform (MCF) from atmospheric measurements, on a monthly basis. The methodology is presented and used to...

Daily CO2 flux estimates over Europe from continuous atmospheric measurements: 1, inverse methodology (2005)

Peylin, P., Rayner, P. J., Bousquet, P., Carouge, C., Hourdin, F., Heinrich, P., ...

This paper presents a method for inferring trace gas fluxes at high temporal and spatial resolution from atmospheric concentration measurements. The method is designed for regional applications and...

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (2005)

Inverse Methodology, P. Peylin, P. J. Rayner, P. Bousquet, C. Carouge, F. Hourdin, ...

AEROCARB contributors * * Experimentalists that contributed to the atmospheric measurements:

Does the temperature sensitivity of decomposition vary with soil organic matter quality? (2005)

M. Reichstein, T. Kätterer, O. Andrén, P. Ciais, W. Cramer, ...

Knorr et al. (2005) concluded that soil organic carbon pools with longer turnover times are more sensitive to temperature. We show that this conclusion is equivocal, largely dependent on their...

A simple parameterization of nitrogen limitation on primary productivity for global vegetation models (2005)

G. Krinner, P. Ciais, N. Viovy, P. Friedlingstein

Nitrogen limitation of ecosystem productivity is ubiquitous, and it is thought that it has and will have a significant impact on net ecosystem productivity, and thus carbon sequestration, in the...

Daily CO2 flux estimates over Europe from continuous atmospheric measurements: 1, inverse methodology (2005)

P. Peylin, P. J. Rayner, P. Bousquet, C. Carouge, F. Hourdin, P. Heinrich, ...

This paper presents a method for inferring trace gas fluxes at high temporal and spatial resolution from atmospheric concentration measurements. The method is designed for regional applications and...

Two decades of OH variability as inferred by an inversion of atmospheric transport and chemistry of methyl chloroform (2005)

P. Bousquet, D. A. Hauglustaine, P. Peylin, C. Carouge, P. Ciais

We developed an iterative inverse method to infer inter-annual sources and sinks of methyl chloroform (MCF) from atmospheric measurements, on a monthly basis. The methodology is presented and used to...

A model of the Earth's Dole effect (2004)

Hoffmann,G., Cuntz,M., Weber,C., Ciais,P., Friedlingstein,P., Heimann,Martin, ...

The Earth's Dole effect describes the isotopic O-18/O-16-enrichment of atmospheric oxygen with respect to ocean water, amounting under today's conditions to 23.5parts per thousand. We have developed...

The carbon budget of terrestrial ecosystems at country-scale a European case study (2004)

Janssens, I.A., Freibauer, A., Schlamadinger, B., Ceulemans, R., Ciais, P., Dolman, A.J., ...

We summed estimates of the carbon balance of forests, grasslands, arable lands and peatlands to obtain country-specific estimates of the terrestrial carbon balance during the 1990s. Forests and...

Inverse modeling of CO2 sources and sinks using satellite data: a synthetic inter-comparison of measurement techniques and their performance as a function of space and time (2004)

S. Houweling, I. Aben, C. Rödenbeck, M. Gloor, M. Heimann, ...

Currently two polar orbiting satellite instruments measure CO2 concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere, while other missions are planned for the coming years. In the future such instruments might...

A model of the Earth's Dole effect (2004)

Hoffmann, G., Cuntz, M., Weber, C., Ciais, P., Friedlingstein, P., Heimann, Martin, ...

The Earth's Dole effect describes the isotopic O-18/O-16-enrichment of atmospheric oxygen with respect to ocean water, amounting under today's conditions to 23.5parts per thousand. We have developed...

The carbon budget of terrestrial ecosystems at country-scale – a European case study (2004)

I. A. Janssens, A. Freibauer, B. Schlamadinger, R. Ceulemans, P. Ciais, A. J. Dolman, ...

We summed estimates of the carbon balance of forests, grasslands, arable lands and peatlands to obtain country-specific estimates of the terrestrial carbon balance during the 1990s. Forests and...

The carbon budget of terrestrial ecosystems at country-scale – a European case study (2004)

Janssens, I. A., Freibauer, A., Schlamadinger, B., Ceulemans, R., Ciais, P., Dolman, A. J., ...

We summed estimates of the carbon balance of forests, grasslands, arable lands and peatlands to obtain country-specific estimates of the terrestrial carbon balance during the 1990s. Forests and...

Inverse modeling of CO2 sources and sinks using satellite data: a synthetic inter-comparison of measurement techniques and their performance as a function of space and time (2004)

Houweling, S., Aben, I., Rödenbeck, C., Gloor, M., Heimann, M., ...

Currently two polar orbiting satellite instruments measure CO2 concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere, while other missions are planned for the coming years. In the future such instruments might...

The carbon budget of terrestrial ecosystems at country-scale – a European case study (2004)

Janssens, I. A., Freibauer, A., Schlamadinger, B., Ceulemans, R., Ciais, P., Dolman, A. J., ...

We summed estimates of the carbon balance of forests, grasslands, arable lands and peatlands to obtain country-specific estimates of the terrestrial carbon balance during the 1990s. Forests and...

Inverse modeling of CO2 sources and sinks using satellite data: a synthetic inter-comparison of measurement techniques and their performance as a function of space and time (2004)

Houweling, S., Aben, I., Rödenbeck, C., Gloor, M., Heimann, M., ...

Currently two polar orbiting satellite instruments measure CO2 concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere, while other missions are planned for the coming years. In the future such instruments might...

Inverse modeling of CO2 sources and sinks using satellite data: A synthetic inter-comparison of measurement techniques and their performance as a function of space and time (2003)

Houweling, S., Aben, I., Rödenbeck, C., Gloor, M., Heimann, M., ...

Currently two polar orbiting satellite instruments measure CO2 concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere, while other missions are planned for the coming years. In the future such instruments might...

Inverse modeling of CO2 sources and sinks using satellite data: A synthetic inter-comparison of measurement techniques and their performance as a function of space and time (2003)

Houweling, S., Aben, I., Rödenbeck, C., Gloor, M., Heimann, M., ...

Currently two polar orbiting satellite instruments measure CO2 concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere, while other missions are planned for the coming years. In the future such instruments might...

Inverse modeling of CO2 sources and sinks using satellite data: A synthetic inter-comparison of measurement techniques and their performance as a function of space and time (2003)

S. Houweling, I. Aben, C. Rödenbeck, M. Gloor, M. Heimann, ...

Currently two polar orbiting satellite instruments measure CO2 concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere, while other missions are planned for the coming years. In the future such instruments might...

Transport of Rn-222 using the regional model REMO: a detailed comparison with measurements over Europe (2002)

Chevillard,Anne, Ciais,P., Karstens,U., Heimann,Martin, Schmidt,M., Levin,I., ...

The Rn-222 concentration simulated by the regional atmospheric model REMO over Europe and western Siberia is compared to in-situ records in Europe, and discussed in the context of site effects for...

Three years of aircraft-based trace gas measurements over the Fyodorovskoye southern taiga forest, 300 km north-west of Moscow (2002)

Kolle, O., Gusti, M., Biraud, S., Kazan, V., Picard, D., Langendörfer, U., ...

As part of the Eurosiberian Carbonflux project, regular measurements have been performed in the lower troposphere over a southern taiga forest area in Fyodorovskoye, Western Russia (56°28'N,...

Transport of Rn-222 using the regional model REMO: a detailed comparison with measurements over Europe (2002)

Chevillard, Anne, Ciais, P., Karstens, U., Heimann, Martin, Schmidt, M., Levin, I., ...

The Rn-222 concentration simulated by the regional atmospheric model REMO over Europe and western Siberia is compared to in-situ records in Europe, and discussed in the context of site effects for...