Comparing the CarbonTracker and M5-4DVar data assimilation systems for CO2 surface flux inversions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 9747-9763

  Babenhauserheide, A ^a   Basu, S ^e   Houweling, S ^b   Peters, W ^c,d   Butz, A ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SRON NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SPACE RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA ASSIMILATION; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GREENHOUSE GAS; KALMAN FILTER;

ANTARCTICA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 84940738573     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-9747-2015     Document Type: Article

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