Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report

USGCRP

Lead Authors:: Andrew R. Jacobson, University of Colorado, Boulder, and NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory; John B. Miller, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Contributing Authors:: Ashley Ballantyne, University of Montana; Sourish Basu, University of Colorado, Boulder, and NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory; Lori Bruhwiler, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory; Abhishek Chatterjee, Universities Space Research Association and NASA Global Modeling and Assimilation Office; Scott Denning, Colorado State University; Lesley Ott, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Science Lead:

Richard Birdsey, Woods Hole Research Center

Review Editor:

Nathaniel A. Brunsell, University of Kansas

Federal Liaison:

James H. Butler, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory

<b>Jacobson</b>, A. R., J. B. <b>Miller</b>, A. Ballantyne, S. Basu, L. Bruhwiler, A. Chatterjee, S. Denning, and L. Ott, 2018: Chapter 8: Observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane. In Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2): A Sustained Assessment Report [Cavallaro, N., G. Shrestha, R. Birdsey, M. A. Mayes, R. G. Najjar, S. C. Reed, P. Romero-Lankao, and Z. Zhu (eds.)]. U.S. Global Change Research Program, Washington, DC, USA, pp. 337-364, https://doi.org/10.7930/SOCCR2.2018.Ch8.

Observations of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide and Methane

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