Short Course Presentations
Anna Michalak Carnegie Institute for Science	Estimating Fluxes in the Carbon Cycle (.pdf)
Derek Posselt JPL	Observing Meteorology Across Scales (.pdf)
Kenneth Davis Pennsylvania State University	Plot to continent: Reflections from studying the terrestrial carbon cycle at multiple scales (.pdf)
Junjie Liu JPL	Maximizing the role of atmospheric CO2 observations in shaping carbon cycle science and carbon-climate policy (.pdf)

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Program:

Talk 1 – "Estimating Fluxes in the Carbon Cycle" – Anna Michalak, Carnegie Institution for Science

• The need for understanding of both anthropogenic and natural emissions and uptake of greenhouse gases
• Uncertainties in the fate of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and associated challenges
• The use of atmospheric observations to provide key insights into flux variability

Talk 2 – "Observing Meteorology Across Scales" – Derek Posselt, JPL

• Observations of meteorological variables that are currently made from ground, air, and space
• What we know about the observing system of the 2030’s and beyond
• Current gaps in information (especially on winds)
• Observations of winds and thermodynamic quantities (pressure, temperature, water vapor), including how these connect with sources and transport of GHGs.

Talk 3 – "Plot to continent: Reflections from studying the terrestrial carbon cycle at multiple scales" – Ken Davis, Pennsylvania State University

• The importance of atmospheric data and greenhouse gas flux audits
• Measuring regional fluxes from the atmosphere given intensive observations, complementing flux towers as test beds.
• The need to develop process-level understanding from well-measured, typical systems – testbeds, rich in multi-scale observations.
• The need for observations to build model ensembles and the role of both flux and weather ensembles for atmospheric inversions.
• The challenge of weather and the importance of data beyond atmospheric measurements.

Talk 4 – "Maximizing the role of atmospheric CO2 observations in shaping carbon cycle science and carbon-climate policy" – Junjie Liu, JPL

• Atmospheric CO2 concentration as the ultimate measure of the changes in the natural carbon cycle and the impact of climate policies.
• The challenges in using atmospheric CO2 observations
• Pathways to maximize the role of atmospheric CO2 observations in addressing carbon cycle science questions and shaping carbon-climate policy