articleEarth system science dataMay 8, 2013GOLD OA

The global carbon budget 1959–2011

CLCorinne Le QuéréRJR. J. AndresTAT. A. BodenTJT. J. ConwayRAR. A. Houghton

University of East Anglia · Tyndall Centre · +36 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract. Accurate assessments of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere is important to better understand the global carbon cycle, support the climate policy process, and project future climate change. Present-day analysis requires the combination of a range of data, algorithms, statistics and model estimates and their interpretation by a broad scientific community. Here we describe datasets and a methodology developed by the global carbon cycle science community to quantify all major components of the global carbon budget, including their uncertainties. We discuss changes compared to previous estimates, consistency within…

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  • Environmental science
  • Biosphere
  • Carbon cycle
  • Representative Concentration Pathways
  • Climate change
  • Carbon sink
  • Atmospheric sciences
  • Fossil fuel
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Climate action
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