Advance methane and nitrous oxide modeling via standardized flux monitoring and data processing

Methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are strong greenhouse gases contributing to climate warming. Reducing their emissions faces challenges, particularly in predicting complex emission patterns by current models. The key improvement is to enhance the availability and precision of flux datasets for model validation. Thus this workshop aims at bundling current activities of groups conducting CH4 and N2O flux observations within the areas of instrumentation, data processing, QA/QC, and upscaling approaches. The idea is to bring key scientists of monitoring networks together to elaborate the state-of-the-art and way forward in CH4 and N2O eddy flux measurements. The goal of this workshop is to publish a position paper that fosters a community-wide conversation about the future of non-CO2 eddy covariance data processing, its inclusion in FLUXNET data products, and model-data integration approaches.

Selected agreed participants:
Dario Papale, Natascha Kljun, Ivan Mammarella, Shuli Niu, Sara Knox, Claudia Wagner-Riddle

Contact: sclee@bgc-jena.mpg.de