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INTRODUCTION, OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE
Institutional matters
Point data
Spatial inventory data
Data and information management
TCO CONCEPT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR IN SITU DATA
Introduction
Uses of in situ data and implications
Specific data needs
POINT OBSERVATIONS AND DATA PRODUCTS
Forest inventory data
Non-forest inventories
Lateral carbon transfers
Input gridded data sets
Priority needs and recommendations
DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
Data assembly issues
Guidelines for data and information systems and services
In situ data for satellite-derived products
Priority needs and recommendations
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
APPENDIX 1. WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS
APPENDIX 3. DATA AND PRODUCT TABLES
APPENDIX 4. IGOS-P DISS GUIDELINES
APPENDIX 5. PRESENTATION SUMMARIES
Review of global data on atmospheric greenhouse gases
Terrestrial Carbon Observation Data Resources
Terrestrial Data Accessible Through the ORNL DAAC
Global Soil Resources Information
Terrestrial Carbon Observation: Global Grid Data for Model Input
Carbon Modeling Datasets - New Zealand