Recent pause in the growth rate of atmospheric CO2 due to enhanced terrestrial carbon uptake

Trevor F Keenan; I. Colin Prentice; Josep G Canadell; Christopher A Williams; Han Wang; Michael Raupach; G. James Collatz

doi:10.1038/ncomms13428

Nature Communications (Nov 2016)

Recent pause in the growth rate of atmospheric CO2 due to enhanced terrestrial carbon uptake

Trevor F Keenan,
I. Colin Prentice,
Josep G Canadell,
Christopher A Williams,
Han Wang,
Michael Raupach,
G. James Collatz

Affiliations

Trevor F Keenan: Earth Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
I. Colin Prentice: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Josep G Canadell: Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
Christopher A Williams: Department of Biology, Graduate School of Geography, Clark University
Han Wang: Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University
Michael Raupach: Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere
G. James Collatz: Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13428
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Year-to-year variability in atmospheric CO2 is strongly influenced by the terrestrial biosphere. Despite increasing anthropogenic emissions, Keenan et al. report a recent pause in the growth rate of atmospheric CO2using observations and vegetation models, attributed to an enhanced terrestrial carbon sink.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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