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Carbon Cycle-Related Observations
The TCO data site provides examples from existing providers of carbon related observations as well as example of terrestrial carbon data users. The TCO providers are: FLUXNET, ILTER, GT-Net, FAO, SOMNET, World Data Centre for Soils, as well as GLOBALVIEW-CO2, fine resolution satellites, and medium to coarse resolution satellites. The TCO users are IPCC, IGBP, Forest Resources Assessment, Global Environmental Outlook, NGO, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the Convention to Combat Desertification. The data is also used for carbon accounting, resource planning, and resource management for different countries around the world. List of Carbon Cycle-Related Observation
In situ Terrestrial
- Fluxnet is a global network of micrometeorological tower sites that use eddy covariance methods to measure the exchanges of carbon dioxide, water vapor, and energy between terrestrial ecosystem and atmosphere. At present, over 400 tower sites are operating on a long-term and continuous basis. Researchers also collect data on site vegetation, soil, hydrologic, and meteorological characteristics at the tower sites. Data are available at the ORNL DAAC include monthly and annual heat, waper vapor, and carbon dioxide flux, gap-filled flux products, ecological site data, and remote-sensing products.
- ILTER (International Long Term Ecological Research) is a 'network of networks'. It is a global network of research sites located in a wide array of ecosystems worldwide that can help understand environmental change across the globe. ILTER has a focus on long-term, site-based research. Most ILTER members are national or regional networks of scientists engaged in long-term, site-based ecological and socioeconomic research (known as LTER or LTSER). Together they are responsible for creating and maintaining a large number of unique long-term datasets. ILTER can contribute to solving international ecological and socio-economic problems through question and problem-driven research, and has the unique ability to design collaborative, site-based projects, compare data from a global network of sites and detect global trends. ILTER members also have expertise in the collection, management and analysis of long-term environmental data.
- GT-NET is envisaged as a master network system. It has been in development since June 1997, when a meeting of experts on ecological networks established that GT-Net should generate complete and coherent data sets on global terrestrial ecosystems through international research collaboration. This project employs satellite and supporting ground observations to expand tier-5 coverage within the terrestrial observing system's GHOST strategy.
- FAO Soil Data.
The Land and Water Development Division is concerned with the development of technology, strategy and policy, and the provision of advisory and technical services to FAO Members to ensure a more productive and efficient use of land and water resources and plant nutrients in order to meet present and future food and agriculture demands on a sustainable basis.
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- FAO Forestry Databases. The FAO Forestry Department helps nations manage their forests in a sustainable way. The Organization's approach balances social, economic and environmental objectives so that present generations can reap the benefits of the earth's forest resources while preserving them to meet the needs of future generations. FAO works in partnership with governments, international organizations and agencies, non-governmental groups, the private sector, communities and individuals. FAO works with its member countries through its headquarters in Rome; through a network of decentralized but closely coordinated offices at the country, sub-regional and regional levels; and through field projects. The core of FAO’s work in forestry is the direct technical support offered to countries. FAO serves as a neutral forum, bringing countries together to discuss technical and policy issues related to forests. FAO provides information and advice on forestry, gathering, analysing and disseminating forest-related knowledge of all kinds.
- FAOSTAT provides time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries.
- GCTE SOMNET.
A Global Network and Database of Soil Organic Matter Models and Long-Term Expreimental Datasets.
- World Soil Information
In situ Atmospheric
- GLOBALVIEW Carbon Products data products are designed to enhance the spatial and temporal distribution of atmospheric observations of CO2, CH4 and other related atmospheric measurements. GLOBALVIEW products are specifically intended as tools for use in carbon cycle modeling studies. A GLOBALVIEW data product is derived from measurements but contains no actual data. GLOBALVIEW products are updated annually.
Satellite
- ESA Earthnet Online is the entry point for scientific-technical information on Earth Observation activities by the European Space Agency (ESA). The web portal provides a vast amount of content, grown and collected over more than a decade: Detailed technical information on Earth Observation (EO) missions, satellites and sensors, EO data products & services, online resources such as catalogues and library, a section dedicated to applications of satellite data, and access to promotional satellite imagery.
- GEWEX Data is a program initiated by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) to observe, understand and model the hydrological cycle and energy fluxes in the atmosphere, at land surface and in the upper oceans. GEWEX is an integrated program of research, observations, and science activities ultimately leading to the prediction of global and regional climate change. The International GEWEX Project Office (IGPO) is the focal point for the planning and implementation of all GEWEX Projects and activities.
- VEGETATION allows a daily monitoring of terrestrial vegetation cover through remote sensing, at regional and global levels. The instrument and associated ground services for processing and distribution are operational since 1998 (the first instrument is part of the SPOT 4 satellite and a second payload was decided to be onboard SPOT 5).
** Carbon cycle-related observations data providers and Users (FAO/GTOS web site)
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