A U.S. scientific community vision for sustained earth observations of greenhouse gases to support local to global action

N. Parazoo; D. Carroll; J. B. Abshire; Y. M Bar-On; R. A. Birdsey; A. A. Bloom; K. W. Bowman; R. K. Braghiere; L.M. Bruhwiler; B. Byrne; A. Chatterjee; D. Crisp; L. Duncanson; A. F. Feldman; A. M. Fox; C. Frankenberg; B. A. Gay; F. Hopkins; F. M. Hoffman; J. R. Holmquist; L. R. Hutyra; M. Keller; C. D. Koven; Laughner J. L.; J. Liu; N. S. Lovenduski; N. Macbean; G. A. McKinley; G. McNicol; D. Menemenlis; A. M. Michalak; C. E. Miller; H. Nesser; T. Oda; E. M. Ordway; L. E. Ott; K. Paustian; Z. A. Pierrat; B. Poulter; Sasha C. Reed; D. S. Schimel; S. P. Serbin; S.S. Saatchi; H. Suto; Lisamarie Windham-Myers; D. Wunch

doi:10.1029/2025AV001914

A U.S. scientific community vision for sustained earth observations of greenhouse gases to support local to global action

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By: N. Parazoo, D. Carroll, J. B. Abshire, Y. M Bar-On, R. A. Birdsey, A. A. Bloom, K. W. Bowman, R. K. Braghiere, L.M. Bruhwiler, B. Byrne, A. Chatterjee, D. Crisp, L. Duncanson, A. F. Feldman, A. M. Fox, C. Frankenberg, B. A. Gay, F. Hopkins, F. M. Hoffman, J. R. Holmquist, L. R. Hutyra, M. Keller, C. D. Koven, Laughner J. L., J. Liu, N. S. Lovenduski, N. Macbean, G. A. McKinley, G. McNicol, D. Menemenlis, A. M. Michalak, C. E. Miller, H. Nesser, T. Oda, E. M. Ordway, L. E. Ott, K. Paustian, Z. A. Pierrat, B. Poulter, Sasha C. Reed, D. S. Schimel, S. P. Serbin, S.S. Saatchi, H. Suto, Lisamarie Windham-Myers, and D. Wunch

https://doi.org/10.1029/2025AV001914

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Abstract

Managing carbon stocks in the land, ocean, and atmosphere under changing climate requires a globally-integrated view of carbon cycle processes at local and regional scales. The growing Earth Observation (EO) record is the backbone of this multi-scale system, providing local information with discrete coverage from surface measurements and regional information at global scale from satellites. Carbon flux information, anchored by inverse estimates from spaceborne Greenhouse Gas (GHG) concentrations, provides an important top-down view of carbon emissions and sinks, but currently lacks global continuity at assessment and management scales (< 100 km). Partial-column data can help separate signals in the boundary layer from the overlying atmosphere, providing an opportunity to enhance surface sensitivity and bring flux resolution down from that of column-integrated data (100–500 km). Based on a workshop held in September 2024, the carbon cycle community envisions a carbon observation system leveraging GHG partial columns in the lower and upper troposphere to weave together information across scales from surface and satellite EO data, and integration of top- down/bottom-up analyses to link process understanding to global assessment.

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Parazoo, N., Carroll, D., Abshire, J.B., Bar-On, Y.M., Birdsey, R.A., Bloom, A.A., Bowman, K.W., Braghiere, R.K., Bruhwiler, L., Byrne, B., Chatterjee, A., Crisp, D., Duncanson, L., Feldman, A.F., Fox, A.M., Frankenberg, C., Gay, B.A., Hopkins, F., Hoffman, F.M., Holmquist, J.R., Hutyra, L.R., Keller, M., Koven, C.D., Laughner J. L., Liu, J., Lovenduski, N.S., Macbean, N., McKinley, G.A., McNicol, G., Menemenlis, D., Michalak, A.M., Miller, C.E., Nesser, H., Oda, T., Ordway, E.M., Ott, L.E., Paustian, K., Pierrat, Z.A., Poulter, B., Reed, S.C., Schimel, D.S., Serbin, S.P., Saatchi, S., Suto, H., Windham-Myers, L., Wunch, D., 2025, A U.S. scientific community vision for sustained earth observations of greenhouse gases to support local to global action: AGU Advances, v. 6, no. 6, e2025AV001914, 9 p., https://doi.org/10.1029/2025AV001914.

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Publication type	Article
Publication Subtype	Journal Article
Title	A U.S. scientific community vision for sustained earth observations of greenhouse gases to support local to global action
Series title	AGU Advances
DOI	10.1029/2025AV001914
Volume	6
Issue	6
Publication Date	December 13, 2025
Year Published	2025
Language	English
Publisher	American Geophysical Union
Contributing office(s)	Southwest Biological Science Center
Description	e2025AV001914, 9 p.