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Constraining 2010–2020 Amazonian carbon flux estimates with satellite solar-induced fluorescence (SIF)
Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Research and Development Division, Lexington, MA 02421, USA
Marikate Mountain
Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Research and Development Division, Lexington, MA 02421, USA
Bharat Rastogi
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
present address: Department of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
John B. Miller
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory, Global Monitoring Division, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
Luciana Gatti
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), LaGEE Greenhouse Gas Laboratory, São José dos Campos, 12227-010, Brazil
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The Amazon is facing unprecedented disturbance. Determining trends in Amazonia's carbon balance and its sensitivity to disturbance requires reliable vegetation models that adequately capture how its ecosystems exchange carbon with the atmosphere. Using ground- and satellite-based ecosystem products, we present an improved model of land–atmosphere vegetation carbon exchange across the Amazon. Our model agrees with independent aircraft observations from different locations.
The Amazon is facing unprecedented disturbance. Determining trends in Amazonia's carbon balance...
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