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Department: Biogeochemical Systems



Current Projects:

Project Contact
CARBO-OCEAN (IP)
Marine Carbon Sources and Sinks Assessment

EU project (FP6)
--- 2005 - 2009 ---
M. Heimann
Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory Humberto Duarte Fonseca M. Heimann
CERES
(CarboEurope Regional Experiment)
STILT Forecasting Support for the Regional Experiment

EU project (FP6), CarboEurope IP
--- January 2004 - December 2008 ---
C. Gerbig
ENVIRO-RISK (CA)
Man-induced Environmental Risks: Monitoring, Management and Remediation of Man-made Changes in Siberia
M. Heimann
GEMS - (IP)
Global and regional Earth-system Monitoring using Satellite and in-situ data

EU project
--- February 2005 - May 2009 ---
M. Heimann, J. Marshall
GREENCYCLES II (MC-ITN)
Marie Curie Initial Training Network on anticipating climate change and biospheric feedbacks within the Earth system to 2200
S. Zaehle
IAGOS
(Integration of routine Aircraft measurements into a Global Observing System)

EU project (FP6), Design Study for New Infrastructures
--- April 2005 - March 2009 ---
Ch. Gerbig
IAGOS-ERI
(In-service Aircraft for a Global Observing System - European Research Infrastructure)

Partner in Workpackage 4, integration of continuous CO2 and CH4; EU project (FP7), preperatory phase of European Research Infrastructure
--- September 2008 - August 2012 ---
Ch. Gerbig
ICOS
(Integrated Carbon Observing System)

Partner in Task 5.2, Atmospheric Thematic Center: measurement technology analysis; EU project (FP7), preperatory phase of European Research Infrastructure
--- April 2008 - March 2012 ---
Ch. Gerbig
IMECC
(Infrastructure for Measurements of the European Carbon Cycle)

Project Activity: Ground-based remote sensing of GHG (JRA2): Develops and deploys a ground based Fourier transform interferometer (FTIR) for validation of satellite CO2 measurements

EU project (FP6), Integratd Infrastructure Initiative (I3)
--- April 2007 - March 2011 ---
Ch. Gerbig, D. Feist
IMECC
(Infrastructure for Measurements of the European Carbon Cycle)

Project Activity: Real-Time in Situ Atmospheric CO2 Data (JRA1): Provides real-time data on atmospheric CO2 composition for use in operational data assimilation systems

EU project (FP6), Integratd Infrastructure Initiative (I3)
--- April 2007 - March 2011 ---
J. Lavrič
JULIA
Joining ecophysiological Understanding and global ecosystem modelling for improved simulation of Land surface Interactions with the Atmosphere

Marie Curie Re-integration Action of the EC FP7 People programme
--- 2008- 2011 ---
Sönke Zaehle
NEESPI
Focus Research Center for Biogeochemical Cycle Studies
Martin Heimann
Observation Techniques and mission concepts for Analysis of the Global Carbon Cycle
The goal of the project is to assess the scientific value of a potential new European satellite mission to measure CO2 from space.

ESA (European Space Agency)
--- August 2007 - July 2009 ---
Ch. Gerbig, J. Marshall
The Jena CO2 inversion
Estimating sources and sinks of CO2 based on atmsopheric concentration measurements.


C. Rödenbeck





Completed Projects:

Project Contact
GREENCYCLES (MC-RTN)
Marie Curie Research Training Network for the study of biogeochemistry and climate change

EU project (FP6)
M. Heimann, V. Sicardi
Carbo Europe Integration
PI of Workpackage "Bottom-up model intercomparison" of Integration Component

EU project
--- 2004 - 2008 ---
M. Heimann, G. Churkina
TransCom
Intercomparison of atmospheric inversions and tracer transport models


C. Rödenbeckr
REM
Remote Sensing and Spatial Ecosystem Models

Province of Trento, Italy
--- 2000 - 2003 ---
G. Churkina, A. Boerner
YAK-AEROSIB Transects 2005 C. Gerbig
COCO (OIF)
Constraining carbon gross fluxes with oxygen isotopes

--- March 2005 - February 2008 ---
M. Cuntz
COCO
EU project - coordination
Measuring CO2 from space exploiting planned mission
--- (Dec. 2001 - Nov. 2004) ---
M. Gloor, M. Heimann, Y. Tiwari
TCOS Siberia
EU project - coordination
Terrestrial Carbon Observing System - Siberia,
(CarboEurope Cluster)
--- (Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2005) ---
M. Heimann, U. Karstens, K. Katrynski, M. Schumacher
CHIOTTO
EU project
Continuous High-precison Tall Tower observations of greenhouse gases
--- (Nov. 2002 - Oct. 2005) ---
M. Gloor, A. Manning, M. Heimann, E. Popa, R. Thompson
APO inversions
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Inversions of Atmospheric Potential Oxygen
M. Heimann, C. Le Quere, A. Manning, C. Roedenbeck
Evergreen
EU project
EniVisat for Environmental Regulation of GREENhouse gases
--- (Dec. 2002 - Nov. 2005) ---
M. Heimann, S. Koerner
Carbodata
EU project - extended
Carbon Balance Estimates and Resource Management -
Support with Data from Project Networks Implemented at European Continental Scale.
summary
G. Churkina, M. Vetter
Aerocarb
EU project - extended
Airborne European Reginal Observations of the Carbon Balance
M. Heimann, M. Gloor, Ch. Roedenbeck
Eurosiberian carbonflux
EU Project
--- (1998 - 2000)---
M. Heimann
CCMLP
Carbon Cycle Model Linkage Project
M. Heimann, S. Koerner