| Study Dates | 2015 - present |
|---|---|
| Season of Study | Year-round |
| Region | North America and its adjacent oceans |
| Focus Areas | Biosphere Atmosphere Geosphere Hydrosphere Cryosphere Human Dimensions |
| Geophysical Concepts | Carbon sources, sinks, and stocks |
| Scientific Concepts | Agricultural Plant Science Animal Science Forest Science Soils Air Quality Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Radiation Atmospheric Temperature Atmospheric Water Vapor Atmospheric Winds Precipitation Animals/Vertebrates Ecological Dynamics Ecosystems Vegetation Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators Land Surface/Agricultural Indicators Paleoclimate Indicators Snow/Ice Economic Resources Environmental Impacts Habitat Conversion/Fragmentation Human Settlements Infrastructure Natural Hazards Population Social Behavior Geomorphic Landforms/Processes Land Use/Land Cover Surface Radiative Properties Topography Coastal Processes Ocean Temperature Salinity/Density Ground Water Surface Water |
NACP
The North American Carbon Program (NACP) is a multidisciplinary research program designed to improve understanding of North America's carbon sources, sinks, and stocks. The central objective is to measure and understand the sources and sinks of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and carbon monoxide (CO) in North America and adjacent oceans. NACP is supported by several different federal agencies.
NACP data holdings include atmospheric observations, remote sensing products, field measurements, inventories, and model outputs supporting carbon-cycle synthesis and inter-comparison.
Principal Investigator
Data Centers
The following resources provide additional information about NACP.
| Platforms | Instruments |
| Aircraft | Goddard's LiDAR, Hyperspectral & Thermal Imager (G-LiHT) |
| Field Investigations | Clinometers Coring Devices Hydrometers Lasers LICOR Leaf Area Meter LICOR Plant Canopy Analyzer Radiometers Soil Samplers Spectrometers |
| Fixed Observation Stations | Eddy Correlation Devices Gas Chromatographs LICOR Quantum Sensor Rain Guages Soil Heat Flux Transducer Soil Moisture Probe Spectrometers Thermometers |