Documents
This page contains links to a number of pdf documents and websites related to carbon cycle science.
Hard copies of a number of these materials are available for free via the US Global Change Research Program Research Library.
Resources, reports, papers, slides and videos from U.S. Carbon Program Activities
Interagency CDR Coordination (I-CDR-C)
State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2)
Youtube Channel 'From Science to Solutions: The State of the Carbon Cycle'
Joint Research Funding Solicitations
A U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan
U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program Guiding documents
Ocean Carbon and Climate Change
International Programs and Agreements: Global Carbon Project, CarboNA
US Global Change Research Program
Synthesis and Assessment Products
Carbon Cycle Science Program
Guiding Documents
Michalak A., Jackson R., Marland G. and Sabine C, co-chairs. 2011. A U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan : A Report of the Carbon Cycle Science Steering Group and Subcommittee
Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group Charter September 2005.
Sarmiento, J.L. and S.C. Wofsy. 1999. A U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan. A Report of the Carbon and Climate Working Group for the U.S. Global Change Research Program Washington, DC: U.S. Global Change Research Program.
Other Materials
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Recordings of U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program AGU sessions and town hall
Tzortziou, M., M. Litvak, and G. Shrestha. 2017. Coordinating and communicating carbon cycle research, Eos, 98, https://doi.org/10.1029/2017EO080201.
Xiao, J., Y. Luo, and G. Shrestha. 2016. Improving carbon cycle projections for better carbon management, Eos, 97,doi:https://10.1029/2016EO062341.
Vargas, R., S. Alin, and G. Shrestha. 2015. Integrating carbon cycle research into decision-making processes, Eos, 96, doi:10.1029/2015EO037893
Patricia Romero-Lankao, Kevin Gurney , Karen Seto , Mikhail Chester , Riley Duren , Sara Hughes , Lucy Hutyra , Peter Marcotulio, Lawrence Baker, Nancy Grimm, Christopher A. Kennedy, Elisabeth Larson, Stephanie Pincetl, Daniel Runfola, Landy Sanchez Peña, Gyami Shrestha, Andrea Sarzynski, Johannes J. Feddema, Joshua Sperling, and Eleanor Stokes. 2014. A critical knowledge pathway to low‐carbon, sustainable futures: integrated understanding of urbanization, urban areas and carbon. Earth’s Future.
Michalak, A., D. Huntzinger, and G. Shrestha. 2013. Progress and Future Directions in North American Carbon Cycle Science, Eos Trans. AGU, 94(20), 184.
US Carbon Cycle Science Poster presented at AGU Fall Meeting 2014.
Birdsey, R. et al. 2009. Carbon Cycle Observations: Gaps Threaten Climate Mitigation Strategies. Eos 90(34):292.
Michalak, A.M., R. Jackson, G. Marland, and C. Sabine. 2009. A U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan: First Meeting of the Carbon Cycle Science Working Group; Washington, D.C., 17-18 November 2008. EOS, Trans. American Geophys. Union, 90(12), 102-103.
Hales, B. et al. [eds.]. 2008. North American Continental Margins: A Synthesis and Planning Workshop. Report of the North American Continental Margins Working Group for the U.S. Carbon Cycle Scientific Group and Interagency Working Group. Washington, DC: U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program.
Lueger, H., R. Wanninkhof, A. Olsen, J. Trinanes, T. Johannessen, D. Wallace, and A. Koertzinger, 2008. The CO2 Air-Sea Flux in the North Atlantic Estimated from Satellite Data and ARGO Profiling Float Data. NOAA Technical Memorandum, OAR AOML-96, 28 pp.
Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT) Project. SOCAT Meeting Reports, Paris, France.
The United States Carbon Cycle Science Program: An Interagency Partnership. Poster presented at the 50th Anniversary of the Global CO2 Record Conference, November 28-30, 2007.
Law, B. and R. Valentini. 2007. Comparative analysis of carbon balance and dynamics: influence of climate variability. Presentation to the US-Italy Bilateral Meeting on Climate Change, June 18, 2007.
Bender, M. et al. 2002. A large-scale CO2 observing plan: in situ oceans and atmosphere (LSCOP). A Report of the In Situ Large-Scale CO2 Observations Working Group. A Contribution to the Implementation of the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan. Seattle, WA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
National Science Foundation, Division of Earth Sciences. 2000. The Changing Carbon Cycle: A Terrestrial Focus. Report of the Workshop on the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle , June 3, 2000.
North American Carbon Program (NACP)
Guiding Documents
NACP Scientific Steering Group Charter. February 2008.
Denning, A.S. et al. 2005. Science implementation strategy for the North American Carbon Program. Report of the NACP Implementation Strategy Group of the U.S. Carbon Cycle Interagency Working Group. Washington, DC: U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program.
Wofsy, S.C. and R.C. Hariss. 2002. The North American Carbon Program (NACP). Report of the NACP Committee of the U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Steering Group. Washington, DC: U.S. Global Change Research Program.
Other Materials
Michalak, A., D. Huntzinger, and G. Shrestha. 2013., Progress and Future Directions in North American Carbon Cycle Science, Eos Trans. AGU, 94(20), 184.
Pfeil et al. 2013. A uniform, quality controlled Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas (SOCAT), Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 5, 125-143, doi:10.5194/essd-5-125-2013, 2013.
Schuur, E.A.G. et al. 2008. Vulnerability of permafrost Carbon to Climate Change: Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle. Bioscience 58(8):701-714. [Abstract and paper are available from Bioscience]
Law, B. 2007. AmeriFlux Network Aides Global Synthesis. Eos Trans. AGU 88(28): 286.
Birdsey, R. A. et al. 2007. Investigators Share Improved Understanding of the North American Carbon Cycle. Eos Trans. AGU 88(24): 255.
US North American Carbon Program (NACP) investigators meeting & Joint Canada-Mexico-USA Carbon Program (JNACP) Planning Meeting Materials. Boulder, CO, January 22-26, 2007.
Ocean Carbon and Climate Change (OCCC) (Now Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Program, OCB)
Guiding Documents
OCCC Scientific Steering Group Charter. May 2005.
Doney, S.C. et al. 2004. Ocean Carbon and Climate Change: An Implementation Strategy for U.S. Ocean Carbon Research. Report of the Carbon Cycle Science Ocean Interim Implementation Group for the U.S. Carbon Cycle Scientific Steering Group and Inter-Agency Working Group. Washington, DC: U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program.
Other Materials
Robbins, L.L. , P.G. Coble, T.D. Clayton, and W.-J. Cai. 2009. Ocean Carbon and Biogeochemistry Scoping Workshop on Terrestrial and Coastal Carbon Fluxes in the Gulf of Mexico. St. Petersburg, FL, May 6-8, 2008. Open-File Report 2009-1070.
Benway, H.M. and S.C. Doney. 2008. Ocean Carbon Cycling and Climate Impacts on Marine Ecosystems. EOS, Trans. American Geophys. Union, 89(47), 472.
Dickson, A.G. et al. (eds.). 2007. Guide to best Practices for Ocean CO2 Measurements. PICES Special Publication 3, 191 pp.
Metzl, N. et al. 2007. Global Changes in Ocean Carbon: Variability and Vulnerability. Eos Trans. AGU 88(28): 287.
Kleypas, J.A. et al. 2006. Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Coral Reefs and Other Marine Calcifiers: A Guide for Future Research. Report of a Workshop Held 18–20 April 2005. Sponsored by NSF, NOAA, and the U.S. Geological Survey.
An Ocean Carbon and Climate Change (OCCC) Workshop, August 1-4, 2005. Workshop Report
Ecological Determinants of Oceanic Carbon Cycling (EDOCC): A Framework for Research. 2001. Report of a Workshop Held March 13-16, Timberline Lodge, OR.
International Programs and Agreements
Global Carbon Project
Terms of Reference for the U.S. Affiliated Project Office. Accepted August 22, 2007, Hazyview, South Africa.
CarboNA
Statement of Common Interest and Intent to Work Together on Carbon Cycle Research in North America. Approved June 13, 2006.
US Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)
You may also wish to visit US Global Change Research Program Publications.
Scientific Assessments
These are the products most relevant to the US Carbon Cycle Science Program. For the full list of USGCRP scientific assessments, please visit USGCRP Scientific Assessments.
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States [2009]
- Entire Document
- Highlights Brochure (20 pp.)
- Companion Brochure (4 pp.)
Scientific Assessment of the Effects of Global Change on the United States [2008]
Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.1: Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations and Review of Integrated Scenario Development and Application [2007]
- Part A: Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations
- Clarke, L., J. Edmonds, H. Jacoby, H. Pitcher, J. Reilly, R. Richels, 2007. Scenarios of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Atmospheric Concentrations. Sub-report 2.1A of Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.1 by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. Department of Energy, Office of Biological & Environmental Research, Washington, DC., USA, 154 pp.
- Entire Document
- Databases: Scenario information from modeling teams [xls file 1] [xls file 2]
- Part B. Global Change Scenarios: Their Development and Use
- Parson, E., V. Burkett, K. Fisher-Vanden, D. Keith, L. Mearns, H. Pitcher, C. Rosenzweig, M. Webster, 2007. Global Change Scenarios: Their Development and Use. Sub-report 2.1B of Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.1 by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. Department of Energy, Office of Biological & Environmental Research, Washington, DC., USA, 106 pp.
- Entire Document
Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.2: The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR) [2007]
The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American Carbon Budget and Implications for the Global Carbon Cycle. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [King, A.W., L. Dilling, G.P. Zimmerman, D.M. Fairman, R.A. Houghton, G. Marland, A.Z. Rose, and T.J. Wilbanks (eds.)]. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC, USA, 242 pp.
Our Changing Planet
The annual report of the Climate Change Science Program, Our Changing Planet, highlights recent research, outlines plans for the coming fiscal year, and includes references to recently-published scientific literature relevant to these studies. Where carbon cycle-specific sections are available (beginning in FY 2000), links are given for both the carbon cycle section(s) and the full report.
View the USGCRP Resource Library
FY 2009
Chapter 5: Global Carbon Cycle
FY 2008
Chapter 5: Global Carbon Cycle
FY 2007
Chapter 5: Global Carbon Cycle
FY 2006
Chapter 5: Global Carbon Cycle
FY 2004 / 2005
Chapter 5: Global Carbon Cycle
FY 2003
Chapter 3: Global Carbon Cycle
FY 2002
FY 2001
FY 1990
Other USGCRP Documents
U.S. Climate Change Science Program Revised Research Plan: An Update to the 2003 Strategic Plan [2008]
Strategic Plan for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program [2003]
The U.S. Climate Change Science Program: Vision for the Program and Highlights of the Scientific Strategic Plan [2003]
Other Programs and Workshops
August 2013 workshop on 'Key Uncertainties in the Global Carbon-Cycle: Perspectives across terrestrial and ocean ecosystems'. [Link to slides and videos.) Examining Uncertainties in Representations of the Carbon Cycle in Earth System Models (EOS Article published in November 2013)
Metz, B., O. Davidson, H. de Coninck, M. Loos, and L. Meyer (eds.). 2005. IPCC special report: carbon dioxide capture and storage. Summary for Policy Makers and Technical Summary.
Coppock, R. and S. Johnson. 2004. Direct and indirect human contributions to terrestrial carbon fluxes: a workshop summary. Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Stern, P.C. 2002. Human interactions with the carbon cycle: summary of a workshop. Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.
RiOMar 2001. The transport, transformation, and fate of carbon in river-dominated ocean margins. November 1-3, 2001. New Orleans, LA.
Other documents
- Japanese Translation of the Summary and Chapters 1-2 of A U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan (2011) in CGER Reports No.i112 (PDF, 10.5 MB). A Research Road Map toward Understanding Carbon Cycle Changes
by Integrating Global Environment Observational Data and Models (only available in Japanese). - Climate Change Science Program. The First State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR): The North American carbon budget and implications for the global carbon cycle. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [King, A.W., L. Dilling, G.P. Zimmerman, D.M. Fairman, R.A. Houghton, G. Marland, A.Z. Rose, and T.J. Wilbanks (eds.)]. Asheville, NC: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center.
- Hales, B. et al. [eds.]. 2008. North American Continental Margins: a synthesis and planning workshop. Report of the North American Continental Margins Working Group for the U.S. Carbon Cycle Scientific Group and Interagency Working Group. Washington, DC: U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Program.
Prior Carbon Cycle Science Planning Working Group Documents
- Carbon Cycle Science Working Group. 2009. Recommendations summary. White paper, November 6, 2009.
- Carbon Cycle Science Working Group. 2009. Scoping paper. White paper, March 27, 2009.
- Michalak, A.M., R. Jackson, G. Marland, and C. Sabine. 2009. A U.S. carbon cycle science plan: First meeting of the Carbon Cycle Science Working Group; Washington, D.C., 17-18 November 2008. EOS, Trans. American Geophys. Union, 90(12), 102-103.
- Sarmiento, J. 2008. The 1999 US carbon cycle science plan: history and outcomes. Presentation given at the November 17-18 working group meeting.
