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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 a number of different federal agencies.

Data Centers

ORNL DAAC
The text North American Carbon Program is superimposed above a data visualization of atmospheric pollutant concentration over North America, with dark red indicating the highest concentrations.
Study Dates2015 - present
Season of StudyYear-round
RegionNorth America and its adjacent oceans
Focus Areas

Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems

Climate Variability and Change

Geophysical ConceptsCarbon sources, sinks, and stocks

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