| Session Details | |
| Section | BG - Biogeosciences |
| Session Title | Current Status of Greenhouse Gases Emissions in Asian and World Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Main Convener | Prof. Masayuki Kondo (Chiba University, Japan) |
| Co-convener(s) | Dr. Hiroshi Takagi (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan) Dr. Xianglan Li (Beijing Normal University, China) Prof. Guangbin Zhang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) |
| Session Description | Terrestrial ecosystems play a critical role in formation of a feedback loop of greenhouse gases (e.g., CO2 and CH4) in atmosphere by interacting with atmospheric and oceanic reservoirs, and climate, and thus directing the course of future climate change projection of climate change. The research community has spent significant efforts to understand behaviors of terrestrial ecosystems under a steady rise in atmospheric CO2, and CH4 concentration and temperature during the recent decades and deepen knowledge about the regional and global patterns of terrestrial carbon sinks and sources. Toward a better understanding of terrestrial carbon budgets, this session provides an opportunity to discuss relevant research outcomes and to facilitate collaborations for future syntheses. We encourage broad research topics that involve (1) top-down approach (e.g., atmospheric inversion), (2) bottom-up approach (e.g., process-based modelling and empirical upscaling), and (3) syntheses of multiple approaches including the above two, with an emphasis on the Asia-Oceania region and in global perspectives. Particularly, we welcome researches that focus on new developments or issues that need to be revolved in carbon budget estimations using latest satellite observations (e.g., GOSAT and OCO-2 observations), multiple interactions in process models (climate, land-use changes, nitrogen fertilization), and upscaling of flux tower observations. |