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LBA-ECO CD-01 SIMULATED ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION, CO2 VARIATION, TAPAJOS: AUGUST 2001
Entry ID: LBA-ECO_CD01_BRAMS

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Summary

Abstract: We have investigated mesoscale variations of atmospheric CO2 over a heterogeneous landscape of forests, pastures, and large rivers during the Santarem Mesoscale Campaign (SMC) of August 2001. The variations of atmospheric CO2 concentration were simulated using the Colorado State University (CSU) Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) with four nested grids that included a 1-km finest grid centered on the Flona Tapajos. Surface fluxes of CO2 were prescribed in the model using idealized diurnal cycles over forest and pasture vegetation derived from flux tower observations, and over surface water using a value suggested by in situ measurements in the Amazon region. The distribution of vegetation types was derived from the 1-km International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) land-cover dataset version 2.0. Our simulation ran from the 1st through the 15th of August 2001, which was concurrent with the SMC. Evaluation against flux tower observations and the SMC field measurements shows that, in many respects, the model captures observed meteorological variables and CO2 concentrations reasonably well. The results also suggest that the local topography, differences in roughness length between water and land, the T shape juxtaposition of Amazon and Tapajos Rivers, and the resulting horizontal and vertical wind shears, all facilitated the generation of local mesoscale circulations. Possible mechanisms producing a lower level convergence line near the east bank of the Tapajos River during strong trade-wind conditions are also explored. Our modeling study is helping us to understand observed patterns of CO2 fluxes and concentration distribution obtained from flux towers and light aircraft.

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Description: LBA-ECO CD-01 SIMULATED ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION, CO2 VARIATION, TAPAJOS: AUGUST 2001

Geographic Coverage

N: -2.204 S: -3.069 E: -54.558 W: -55.424

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: DENNING, A.S.FREITAS, S. R.LONGO, M.LU, L.SAATCHI, S.S.SILVA-DIAS, M.A. DASILVA-DIAS, P.
Dataset Title: LBA-ECO CD-01 SIMULATED ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION, CO2 VARIATION, TAPAJOS: AUGUST 2001
Dataset Release Date: 2009
Dataset Release Place: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center
Data Presentation Form: Online Files
Dataset DOI: doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/907
Online Resource: http://mercury.ornl.gov/ornldaac/send/query?term2=907&term2attribut...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2001-08-01

Stop Date: 2001-08-16

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA > BRAZIL

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS >CARBON DIOXIDE    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >SURFACE WINDS    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC WINDS >UPPER LEVEL WINDS    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE
ENVIRONMENT

Project

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

LBA-ECO >NASA's Component of the Large-scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia    [Information]

Keywords

RAMS

WIND

TAPAJOS RIVER

RAMS MODEL OUTPUT

CO2 CONCENTRATION

MESOSCALE CIRCULATIONS

THREE DIMENSIONAL WINDS

ATMOSPHERIC CO2 VARIATIONS

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Data Center

THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) [Information]
Data Center URL: http://daac.ornl.gov/
Dataset ID: 907

Data Center Personnel

Name: ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA

Personnel

A. S. DENNING
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

ORNL DAAC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: (865) 574-7447
Email: uso at daac.ornl.gov
Contact Address:
ORNL DAAC User Services Office
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
City: Oak Ridge
Province or State: TN
Postal Code: 37831-6407
Country: USA

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2009-01-16

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-08-14

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