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Department: Biogeochemical Systems






Mission Statement

To perform atmospheric measurements of biogeochemical trace gases and use the atmosphere as an integrator of surface fluxes in order to quantify the spatio-temporal variability of surface-atmosphere fluxes using the top-down approach. The main focus is on carbon dioxide and related atmospheric tracers (isotopes of CO2 and the O2/N2 ratio) and how these tracers reflect the dynamics of the global and regional carbon cycle with a particular emphasis on terrestrial ecosystem exchange fluxes. [more]