The North American Carbon Program Plan (NACP)
A Report of the Committee of the
U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Steering Group
Table of Contents
About the North American Carbon Program Plan (NACP)
Executive Summary
Motivation for the NACP
Goals of the NACP
Major Program Elements of the NACP
Integrating Models and Mode-Data Assimilation
Implementing the NACP
Highest Priority Enabling Developments for the NACP
Integration
Management
Synergy with Other Scientific Problems of Social Interest
Summary of Overall NACP Deliverables
Near-Term Deliverables of the NACP (2004-2007)
Chapter 1: Introduction: Motivation, Major Goals and Program Objectives
The Opportunity
A New Integrative Framework
Building a North American Partnership
Parallel Efforts in Europe, Australia, and Japan
Reporting to the Nations of North America and the World
Chapter 2: Major Elements of the NACP
Atmospheric Sampling Programs
(a) Network of long-term atmospheric observations
(b) Intensive atmospheric field campaigns
Land: Measurements and Models of Terrestrial Carbon Fluxes
Oceans: Measurements and Models of Marine Carbon Fluxes
Data Analysis and Modeling: Data Fusion for Atmospheric, Land Surface, and Ocean Observations
Forward Simulation of Atmospheric Concentrations
Inverse Modeling and Data Assimilation
Summary
Chapter 3: Synergy of the NACP with Other Major Areas of Research
Atmospheric Chemistry
Resource Management and Ecological Sciences
Weather Forecasting and Climate
Chapter 4: Management and Deliverables
Management of the NACP
Deliverables of the NACP
Appendices
Appendix 1
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Initial Concepts for Atmospheric Observations
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Intensive Operation Periods (IOPs)
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Intensive Field Campaigns
Appendix 2: Phased Implementation of Biophysical/Biogeochemical Measurements and Models
Appendix 3
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Ocean Carbon Initiatives and Ocean Observations
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Initial Concepts for Ocean Observations
Appendix 4a: Satellite Remote Sensing and Data Assimilation Office (DAO) Contributions to NACP
Appendix 4b: Emissions Inventories in the NACP
Acronyms
References
List of Figures and Tables
Figure 1. Data flow and integration in the NACP
Figure 2. Concentration distributions for CO2, August 2000, from COBRA-2000
Figure 3. NOAA’s Vegetation Health Index for the time period of the measurements in COBRA-2000
Figure A1.1. Evolutionary design for the NACP atmospheric observation network
Figure A3.1. pCO2 variability in surface waters across continental margin of west coast of US
Figure A3.2. Proposal sampling domains for open-ocean and coastal regions of NACP
Table 1. Multi-tier concept with likely variables central to land observation system
Table A4.1. Remote-sensing contribution to providing ecosystem variables relevant to carbon cycle studies
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