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  Satellite-inferred European carbon sink larger than expected

Reuter, M., Buchwitz, M., Hilker, M., Heymann, J., Schneising, O., Pillai, D., et al. (2014). Satellite-inferred European carbon sink larger than expected. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14(24), 13739-13753. doi:10.5194/acp-14-13739-2014.

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Reuter, M., Author
Buchwitz, M., Author
Hilker, M., Author
Heymann, J., Author
Schneising, O., Author
Pillai, D., Author
Bovensmann, H., Author
Burrows, J. P., Author
Bösch, H., Author
Parker, R., Author
Butz, A., Author
Hasekamp, O., Author
O’Dell, C. W., Author
Yoshida, Y., Author
Gerbig, Christoph1, Author           
Nehrkorn, T., Author
Deutscher, N. M., Author
Warneke, T., Author
Notholt, J., Author
Hase, F., Author
Kivi, R., AuthorSussmann, R., AuthorMachida, T., AuthorMatsueda, H., AuthorSawa, Y., Author more..
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1Airborne Trace Gas Measurements and Mesoscale Modelling, Dr. habil. C. Gerbig, Department Biogeochemical Systems, Prof. M. Heimann, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Max Planck Society, ou_1497784              

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 Abstract: Current knowledge about the European terrestrial biospheric carbon sink, from the Atlantic to the Urals, relies upon bottom-up inventory and surface flux inverse model estimates (e.g., 0.27±0.16 GtCa−1 for 2000–2005 (Schulze et al., 2009), 0.17±0.44 GtCa−1 for 2001–2007 (Peters et al., 2010), 0.45±0.40 GtCa−1 5 for 2010 (Chevallier et al., 2014), 0.40±0.42 GtCa−1 for 2001–2004 Peylin et al., 2013). Inverse models assimilate in situ CO2 atmospheric concentrations measured by surface-based air sampling networks. The intrinsic sparseness of these networks is one reason for the relatively large flux uncertainties (Peters et al., 2010; Bruhwiler et al., 2011). Satellite10 based CO2 measurements have the potential to reduce these uncertainties (Miller et al., 2007; Chevallier et al., 2007). Global inversion experiments using independent models and independent GOSAT satellite data products consistently derived a considerably larger European sink (0.9–1.2 GtCa−1 for September 2009–August 2010 (Basu et al., 2013), 1.2–1.8 GtCa−1 in 2010 Chevallier et al., 2014). However, these results 15 have been considered unrealistic due to potential large scale retrieval biases and/or long-range transport errors (Chevallier et al., 2014) or have not been discussed at all (Basu et al., 2013; Takagi et al., 2014). Here we show that the satellite-derived European terrestrial carbon sink is indeed much larger (1.02±0.30 GtCa−1 in 2010) than previously expected. Our analysis comprises a regional inversion approach using 20 STILT (Gerbig et al., 2003; Lin et al., 2003) short range (days) particle dispersion modelling, rendering it insensitive to large scale retrieval biases and less sensitive to longrange transport errors. The highest gain in information is obtained during the growing season when satellite observation conditions are advantageous and a priori uncertainties are largest. The consistency among an ensemble of five different inversion set-ups 25 and five independent satellite retrievals (BESD (Reuter et al., 2011) 2003–2010, ACOS (O’Dell et al., 2012) 2010, UoL-FP (Cogan et al., 2012) 2010, RemoTeC (Butz et al., 2011) 2010, and NIES (Yoshida et al., 2013) 2010) using data from two different instruments (SCIAMACHY, Bovensmann et al., 1999 and GOSAT, Kuze et al., 2009) provides evidence that our current understanding of the European carbon sink has to be revisited.

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 Dates: 2014-11-272014-12-222014
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DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-13739-2014
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Pages: - Volume / Issue: 14 (24) Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 13739 - 13753 Identifier: ISSN: 1680-7316
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