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carbon data over North America
carbon data over North America
carbon data visualization over North America

NACP

North American Carbon Program

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

Abhishek Chatterjee, Chris Williams

Data Centers

ORNL DAAC
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Study Dates2015 - present
Season of StudyYear-round
RegionNorth America and its adjacent oceans
Focus Areas

Biosphere 

Atmosphere 

Geosphere 

Hydrosphere 

Cryosphere 

Human Dimensions 

Geophysical ConceptsCarbon 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

The following resources provide additional information about NACP.

PlatformsInstruments
AircraftGoddard'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