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APPENDIX


Appendix 1 Examples of terrestrial carbon information users

Programme

Sponsor

Data used/needed

Coverage (spatial, time frame)

More information

Global/International





IPCC

UN FCCC

Ecosystem productivity

Global; past, present

http://www.ipcc.ch/

IGBP (several core projects)

Countries or regions

All variables (pages 12-24)

Global; past, present

http://www.igbp.kva.se/progelem.html

Forest resources assessment

FAO

Land cover and changes, biomass, fires, productivity

Global; every ~5 years


Global Environmental Outlook

UNEP

All variables (pages 12-20)

Global; present; every 2 years

http://www1.unep.org/unep/eia/geo/reports.htm

NGOs (WRI, WCMC, others)

Various public and private

Land cover and fires, changes, biomass, productivity

Global, regional; present

http://www.wri.org/

http://www.wcmc.org.uk/

Convention on Biological Diversity

Countries

Land cover and changes, biomass, fires, productivity

National to global; past, present

http://www.biodiv.org/chm/index.html

Convention to Combat Desertification

Countries

All variables (pages 12-20)

National; present

http://www.unccd.de/

National





Carbon accounting

Countries, e.g.:

Australia

US

Norway

All variables

(pages 12-24)

Present; national; project - based

http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/ncas/

http://www.eia.doe.gov/oiaf/1605/ggrpt/

http://odin.dep.no/md/publ/climate/

Resource planning (vegetation, forest)

Countries, e.g.:

Australia

Africa

Canada

All variables

(pages 12-24)

Present; national or sub-national

http://www.nlwra.gov.au/

http://metart.fao.org/default.htm

http://nfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/

Resource management: fire - related

Countries, e.g.

Africa, Indonesia, various others

Fires; land cover and change; biomass

Present; national

http://www.fs.fed.us/global/globe/africa/

http://www.iffm.or.id/

http://www.ruf.uni-freiburg.de/fireglobe/

Resource management: crops, water

Countries (Africa,..)

Land cover and change, biomass, productivity

Present; national

http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/agl/aglw/

Appendix 2 Examples of existing providers of carbon cycle-related observations

Type (in situ, satellite; main ones only)

Sponsor*

Data/products provided

Coverage (spatial; temporal)

More information

1a. In situ terrestrial





FLUXNET

Countries/IGBP/WCRP

Ecosystem data and fluxes; micromet. data

All continents (except Antarctica)

http://www-eosdis.ornl.gov/FLUXNET/

ILTER

Countries/ICSU

Ecosystem data

21 countries

http://www.ilternet.edu/

GT-Net

Countries/GTOS

Ecosystem data

84 countries, ~1300 sites

http://www.fao.org/gtos/PAGES/Gtnet.htm

FAO

Countries

Soil data

Global

http://www.fao.org/WAICENT/FAOINFO/AGRICULT/AGL/agll/prtsoil.htm

SOMNET

Countries/IGBP

Soil data

~70 sites, 6 continents

http://www.iacr.bbsrc.ac.uk/res/depts/soils/somnet/tintro.html

World Data Centre for Soils

Countries+/ICSU (+ The Netherlands)

Soil data

All continents

http://www.isric.nl

1b. In situ atmospheric





GLOBALVIEW-CO2

Countries/WMO

Trace gas concentrations

Global; ~weekly

http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ccg/globalview/co2/default.html

2. Satellite





Fine resolution

NASA/CEOS

Images, land cover

Global

http://eosdatainfo.gsfc.nasa.gov/


CNES/CEOS

Images, land cover

Global

http://www.spot.com/


NASDA/CEOS

Images

Global

http://www.eorc.nasda.go.jp

http://www.eoc.nasda.go.jp


CSA/CEOS

Images

Global

http://www.rsi.ca/storefront/store.htm

Medium to coarse resolution

NASA/CEOS

Images, land cover and change; LAI; fires; CH4, solar radiation; NPP

Global

http://ivanova.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac/

http://www.gewex.com/srb.html


NOAA/CEOS

Solar radiation, images

Global

http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/EPS.html


NASDA/CNES/CEOS

OCTS, POLDER

Global

http://www.eorc.nasda.go.jp

http://www.eoc.nasda.go.jp


ESA/JRC (WFW)/EC

Fires

Global

http://www.gvm.sai.jrc.it/

CNES/SNSB/

OSTC/SAI/EC

Images; land cover and change; fires; ecosystem productivity

Global

http://www.vgt.vito.be/

http://vegetation.cnes.fr

* Both the direct sponsor (usually a national agency) and the international umbrella organisation are listed

Appendix 3 Status of satellite missions relevant to terrestrial carbon cycle observations*

AGENCY

MISSION

Carbon cycle sensors

CATEGORY**

CAST

***



CNES

SPOT-3,- 4

HRV

1

CNES, EU

SPOT-4, SPOT -5

HRG, VEGETATION


CSA

Radarsat -1, -2

SAR

1

ESA

ENVISAT-1

ASAR, MERIS, AATSR, SCIAMACHY

1

ESA

ERS-2

ATSR, AMI

1

ESA, CNES

SMOS ***

MIRAS

1

EUMETSAT

METOP -1, -2, - 3

AVHRR/3, IASI, ASCAT

1

EUMETSAT

MSG

SEVIRI

1

INPE

MECB SSR-1, -2

OBA

Planned

ISRO

IRS -1C, -1D

LISS-III, PAN, WIFS


ISRO

IRS- P2, -P5, -P6

LISS-II (-IV), WiFS, HR-PAN, AWiFS


ISRO

IRS- P3, -P4

MOS, WiFS, MSMR


NASA, NASDA

EOS Aqua

CERES, MODIS, AIRS, AMSR-E

1

NASA

EOS Aura

HIRLDS, TES


NASA, METI

EOS Terra

ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS, MOPITT

1

NASA

ESSP/VCL

MBLA


NASA

ICESat

GLAS

1

NASA

QuikScat

SeaWinds

1

NASA (data buy from OSC)

OrbView-2 (SeaStar) ***

SeaWIFS

1

NASA

TRIANA***

EPIC


NASA

NMP/EO-1

ALI, Hyperion

4

NASA, USGS

Landsat

ETM+

1

NASA, NASDA

TRMM

CERES, VIRS, PR, TMI


NASDA, METI

ALOS

AVNIR-2, PALSAR, PRISM

1

NASDA, NASA

GCOM - B1, - B2 ***

SGLI, AMSR F/O, AlphaSCAT

2

NASDA, CNES, NASA,JME

ADEOS-II

GLI, POLDER, AMSR, ILAS-II, SeaWinds

1

NASDA, ESA, JME

GCOM - A1, - A2 ***

ODUS, SOFIS, SWIFT

2

NOAA,NASA,DOD

NPOESS***

VIIRS, ASCAT, CMIS

3

NOAA

TIROS

AVHRR


NOAA

GOES 8-11

Imager

1

NOAA

GOES - N,O,P,Q

Imager, SEI

1

* Note: the table includes only missions directly linked to carbon observations and products; other missions may provide supplementary information (e.g. meteorological missions, or those listed in the Ocean Theme)

** Category: 1 = confirmation and timing of missions already planned; 2 = proposed missions using known technology; 3 = transitioning of research instruments/missions into operational; 4 = development of new technologies, products or missions

*** Not in the WMO/CEOS database

Appendix 4 Theme team members

Name

Agency

Programme represented

Ahern, Frank

CCRS, Canada

GOFC, CEOS

Arino, Olivier

ESA ESRIN, Italy

IGBP, CEOS

Belward, Alan

JRC, Italy

GOFC, IGBP

Bretherton, Francis

U. Wisconsin, US

GOSSP

Cihlar, Josef

CCRS, Canada

GTOS, GCOS, CEOS

Cramer, Wolfgang

PIK, Germany

IGBP

Dedieu, Gerard

CESBIO, France

CARBOEUROPE, CEOS

Denning, Scott

Colorado State U., US

IGBP, USGCRP

Field, Christopher

Stanford U., US

IGBP, USGCRP

Francey, Roger

CSIRO, Australia

IGBP, WCRP

Gommes, Rene

FAO, Italy

Conventions, FRA, GTOS

Gosz, James

U. New Mexico, US

GTOS, ILTER

Hibbard, Kathy

U. New Hampshire, US

IGBP

Igarashi, Tamotsu

NASDA, Japan

CEOS

Kabat, Pavel

Wageningen U., The Netherlands

GEWEX, BAHC, LBA, CARBOEUROPE

Olson, Richard

ORNL, US

USGCRP, IGBP, FLUXNET

Plummer, Stephen

NERC, UK

CEOS

Rasool, Ichtiaque

CNES, France

ISLSCP

Raupach, Michael

CSIRO, Australia

IGBP, Ozflux

Scholes, Robert

CSIR, South Africa

IGBP, GTOS, GCOS

Townshend, John

U. Maryland

GOFC, SIT/IGOS, CEOS

Valentini, Riccardo

U. Tuscia, Italy

IGBP, FLUXNET, CARBOEUROPE

Wickland, Diane

NASA, US

USGCRP, CEOS

FAO Environment and Natural Resources Series

1. Africover: Specifications for geometry and cartography, 2000 (E)

2. Terrestrial Carbon Observation: The Ottawa assessment of requirements, status and next steps, 2002 (E)

3. Terrestrial Carbon Observation: The Rio de Janeiro recommendations for terrestrial and atmospheric measurements, 2002 (E)

4. Organic agriculture: Environment and food security (E) **

5. Terrestrial Carbon Observation: The Frascati report on in situ carbon data and information (E) **

Availability: August 2002

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