Programme |
Sponsor |
Data used/needed |
Coverage (spatial, time frame) |
More information |
Global/International |
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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 |
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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 |
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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/ |
Type (in situ, satellite; main ones only) |
Sponsor* |
Data/products provided |
Coverage (spatial; temporal) |
More information |
1a. In situ terrestrial |
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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 |
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GLOBALVIEW-CO2 |
Countries/WMO |
Trace gas concentrations |
Global; ~weekly |
http://www.cmdl.noaa.gov/ccg/globalview/co2/default.html |
2. Satellite |
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Fine resolution |
NASA/CEOS |
Images, land cover |
Global |
http://eosdatainfo.gsfc.nasa.gov/ |
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CNES/CEOS |
Images, land cover |
Global |
http://www.spot.com/ |
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NASDA/CEOS |
Images |
Global |
http://www.eorc.nasda.go.jp http://www.eoc.nasda.go.jp |
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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 |
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NOAA/CEOS |
Solar radiation, images |
Global |
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/EPS.html |
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NASDA/CNES/CEOS |
OCTS, POLDER |
Global |
http://www.eorc.nasda.go.jp http://www.eoc.nasda.go.jp |
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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
AGENCY |
MISSION |
Carbon cycle sensors |
CATEGORY** |
CAST |
*** |
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CNES |
SPOT-3,- 4 |
HRV |
1 |
CNES, EU |
SPOT-4, SPOT -5 |
HRG, VEGETATION |
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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 |
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ISRO |
IRS- P2, -P5, -P6 |
LISS-II (-IV), WiFS, HR-PAN, AWiFS |
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ISRO |
IRS- P3, -P4 |
MOS, WiFS, MSMR |
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NASA, NASDA |
EOS Aqua |
CERES, MODIS, AIRS, AMSR-E |
1 |
NASA |
EOS Aura |
HIRLDS, TES |
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NASA, METI |
EOS Terra |
ASTER, CERES, MISR, MODIS, MOPITT |
1 |
NASA |
ESSP/VCL |
MBLA |
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NASA |
ICESat |
GLAS |
1 |
NASA |
QuikScat |
SeaWinds |
1 |
NASA (data buy from OSC) |
OrbView-2 (SeaStar) *** |
SeaWIFS |
1 |
NASA |
TRIANA*** |
EPIC |
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NASA |
NMP/EO-1 |
ALI, Hyperion |
4 |
NASA, USGS |
Landsat |
ETM+ |
1 |
NASA, NASDA |
TRMM |
CERES, VIRS, PR, TMI |
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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 |
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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
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 |
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