Contribution of semi-arid ecosystems to interannual variability of the global carbon cycle

Benjamin Poulter (), David Frank, Philippe Ciais, Ranga B. Myneni, Niels Andela, Jian Bi, Gregoire Broquet, Josep G. Canadell, Frederic Chevallier, Yi Y. Liu, Steven W. Running, Stephen Sitch and Guido R. van der Werf
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Benjamin Poulter: Montana State University
David Frank: Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Dendroclimatology, Zürcherstrasse 111, Birmensdorf 8903, Switzerland
Philippe Ciais: Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), CEA CNRS UVSQ, 91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
Ranga B. Myneni: Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Niels Andela: Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1085 De Boelelaan, 1081HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jian Bi: Boston University, 685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
Gregoire Broquet: Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), CEA CNRS UVSQ, 91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
Josep G. Canadell: Global Carbon Project, CSIRO, Marine and Atmospheric Research, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
Frederic Chevallier: Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement (LSCE), CEA CNRS UVSQ, 91191 Gif Sur Yvette, France
Yi Y. Liu: ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Systems Science & Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
Steven W. Running: University of Montana
Stephen Sitch: College of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QF, UK
Guido R. van der Werf: Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, 1085 De Boelelaan, 1081HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Nature, 2014, vol. 509, issue 7502, 600-603

Abstract: The unusually large land carbon sink reported in 2011 can mostly be attributed to semi-arid vegetation growth in the Southern Hemisphere following increased rainfall and long-term greening trends.

Date: 2014
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