A multiscale and multidisciplinary investigation of ecosystem-atmosphere CO2 exchange over the rocky mountains of colorado
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
By: Jielun Sun, S.P. Oncley, Sean P. Burns, B.B. Stephens, D.H. Lenschow, T. Campos, Russell K. Monson, D. S. Schimel, W.J. Sacks, Stephan F. J. De Wekker, C.-T. Lai, B. Lamb, D. Ojima, P.Z. Ellsworth, L.S.L. Sternberg, S. Zhong, C. Clements, D.J.P. Moore, D.E. Anderson, A.S. Watt, Jiawen Hu, M. Tschudi, S. Aulenbach, E. Allwine, and T. Coons
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Abstract
A field study combined with modeling investigation demonstrated that the organization of CO2 transport by mountain terrain strongly affects the regional CO2 budget. Atmospheric dynamics can lead to complicated flows generated by inhomogeneous landscapes, topography or synoptic weather systems. The field campaign conducted of a ground deployment, the Carbon in the Mountain Experiment (CME04), and an aircraft deployment of the national Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) C-130, the Airborne Carbon in the Mountains Experiment (ACME04) over the period of spring to fall of 2004 to cover the seasonal variation of ecosystem-atmosphere carbon exchange. The role of the mountain circulation in CO2 transport can be played over seemingly flat terrain by mesoscale flows generated by various physical processes. The three dimensional observation strategy considered can also be applied over flat terrain.
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Sun, J., Oncley, S., Burns, S.P., Stephens, B., Lenschow, D., Campos, T., Monson, R.K., Schimel, D.S., Sacks, W., De Wekker, S.F., Lai, C., Lamb, B., Ojima, D., Ellsworth, P., Sternberg, L., Zhong, S., Clements, C., Moore, D., Anderson, D., Watt, A., Hu, J., Tschudi, M., Aulenbach, S., Allwine, E., and Coons, T., 2010, A multiscale and multidisciplinary investigation of ecosystem-atmosphere CO2 exchange over the rocky mountains of colorado: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, v. 91, no. 2, p. 209-230, https://doi.org/10.1175/2009BAMS2733.1.
ISSN: 1520-0477 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | A multiscale and multidisciplinary investigation of ecosystem-atmosphere CO2 exchange over the rocky mountains of colorado |
| Series title | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |
| DOI | 10.1175/2009BAMS2733.1 |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society |
| First page | 209 |
| Last page | 230 |