Tower - Region - Continent - Globe: Bridging the gap between flux towers and flasks Goals Merge our mechanistic understanding of terrestrial C dynamics at the tower scale with our understanding of the global CO 2 budget obtained from the flask network. Understand the mechanisms that govern changes in the atmospheric CO 2 budget at seasonal to annual time scales, and regional to continental spatial scales.
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Tower - Region - Continent - Globe: Bridging the gap between flux towers and flasks
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Tower - Region - Continent - Globe: Bridging the gap between flux
towers and flasksGoals
Merge our mechanistic understanding of terrestrial C dynamics at the tower scale with our understanding
of the global CO2 budget obtained from the flask network.
Understand the mechanisms that govern changes in the atmospheric CO2 budget at seasonal to annual time scales, and regional to continental spatial scales.
ContributorsM.P. Butler, K.J. Davis, M. Hurwitz, D. Ricciuto, W. Wang, and C. Yi, The
Pennsylvania State University
B.D. Cook, University of Minnesota
P.S. Bakwin, NOAA/CMDL
A.S. Denning and colleagues, Colorado State
J. Berry, B. Helliker, Carnegie Institute
B. Balsley, J. Birks, M. Jensen, and K. Schultz,
University of Colorado
Support: NIGEC, DoE-TCP, NASA, NSF
Related talks: Schmid, Wofsy, Hollinger, Denning, Keeling
Methods for determining NEE of CO2 Methods for bridging the gap
Cha
mbe
r fl
uxTower flux
ABL budgetAirborne flux
Forest inventory Inverse study
decade
year
month
hour
day
Tim
e S
cale
Spatial Scale
(1m)2
= 10-4ha (1000km)2
= 108ha (100km)2
= 106ha (10km)2
= 104ha (1km)2
= 102haRearth
Upscale via ecosystem modelsand networks of towers.
Move towardsregional inversemodeling
Atmospheric approaches to determining NEE of CO2
Ci
i
i
i Sx
CU
x
CU
t
C
''
Time rate ofchange of CO2
Mean transport
Turbulenttransport (flux)
Source in theatmosphere
Average over the depth of the atmosphere (or the ABL):
0C
zi
i
CC C
t x
FU
z
F
F0C encompasses all surface exchange: Oceans, deforestation,
terrestrial uptake, fossil fuel emissions.
Inverse study: Observe C, model U, derive FFlux study: Observe F directly
Progress
• AmeriFlux towers can be used to monitor continental boundary layer [CO2]! Downscale inversions. dC/dt, dC/dx
– Advection in the continental ABL [CO2] cannot be neglected on monthly time scales. U dC/dx.
– Synoptic events drive advection of CO2. U dC/dx.
– Promising results using H2O - CO2 similarity. Helliker and Berry.
Future: Continental [CO2(x,y,z)] network is required. Critical method for model validation at large time and space scales.
Fluxes at WLEF on May 18, 2001
-0.70
-0.60
-0.50
-0.40
-0.30
-0.20
-0.10
0.00
0.10
0.20
0.30
0 5 10 15 20 25
Hour (UTC)
CO2
Flux
(ppm
m s
-1)
Flux 1
Flux 2
Flux 3
Flux 1: surface flux using vertical advection, storage flux, and turbulent fluxFlux 2: surface flux using storage flux and turbulent fluxFlux 3: surface flux using an ABL budget based on PPC data
ABL budgets - regional inverse studies
CO2 advection in the continental ABL
CO2
i (F0C.t)i
CO2 advection in the continental ABLdCO2/dt
Predicted = F0C.t.zmixing
zmixing =10km
zmixing = zi
DayofYear
NEE ofCO2
= F0C
(gC m-2 d-1)
observed(ppmmo-1)
(ppm mo-1) (ppm d-1)
zi
(km)
330-120
0.39 -0.68 4.04 0.94 1.0
120-150
0.20 -4.68 2.07 0.24 2.0
150-220
-2.35 -6.96 -24.3 -2.83 2.0
220-255
-0.66 6.80 -6.83 -1.06 1.5
255-330
0.96 5.36 9.88 1.54 1.5
Synoptic variability in CO2
Regional fluxes from H2O - CO2 similarity
FromHellikerand Berry,poster.
Progress• The rectifier effect - a major source of uncertainty in
transport models - is being quantified via observations. COBRA. Powered parachute. WLEF ABL radar deployment. Improve inversions. Fz
C and z.
Future: Examine conclusions with more continental profile data, including airborne data and additional AmeriFlux/Fluxnet sites. Validate tower-based assessment with airborne profiles. Quantify transport between the continental ABL and the marine boundary layer.
Rectifier is underestimated in the day?
WLEFtower +ABL radar vs.Denning1995model.
Rectifier is overestimated seasonally?
WLEFtower +ABL radar vs.Denning1995model.
Research needed• Construct a continental [CO2] network. Make AmeriFlux
towers part of this network. Move towards regional inversions and assimilation of flux and mixing ratio data into coupled ecosystem-atmosphere models.
• Increase the AmeriFlux/Fluxnet database. Include [CO2]. Report data! Common formats/QC!
• Continue to analyze spatial patterns in flux measurements to link to the mechanisms of global CO2 variability.