The Integrated Carbon Observation System in Europe ...

• Main Authors: Heiskanen, Jouni, Brümmer, Christian, Buchmann, Nina, Calfapietra, Carlo, Chen, Huilin, Gielen, Bert, Gkritzalis, Thanos, Hammer, Samuel, Hartman, Susan, Herbst, Mathias, Janssens, Ivan A., Jordan, Armin, Juurola, Eija, Karstens, Ute, Kasurinen, Ville, Kruijt, Bart, Lankreijer, Harry, Levin, Ingeborg, Linderson, Maj-Lena, Loustau, Denis, Merbold, Lutz, et al.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: ETH Zurich 2022
• Subjects: Ocean acidification
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000510462; http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11850/510462

Since 1750, land use change and fossil fuel combustion has led to a 46 % increase in the atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations, causing global warming with substantial societal consequences. The Paris Agreement aims to limiting global temperature increases to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels. Increasing levels of CO2 and other greenhouse gases (GHGs), such as methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), in the atmosphere are the primary cause of climate change. Approximately half of the carbon emissions to the atmosphere is sequestered by ocean and land sinks, leading to ocean acidification but also slowing the rate of global warming. However, there are significant uncertainties in the future global warming scenarios due to uncertainties in the size, nature and stability of these sinks. Quantifying and monitoring the size and timing of natural sinks and the impact of climate change on ecosystems are important information to guide policy-makers’ decisions and strategies on reductions in ... : Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 103 (3) ...