THE CLIMATE WARS: THE DAILY OCS - THAT'S NOT A TYPO, ITS A MOLECULE

Saturday, July 8, 2017

THE DAILY OCS - THAT'S NOT A TYPO, ITS A MOLECULE

THE BUZZ AT EOS (THE AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION MAGAZINE & WEBSITE) IS THAT

A BETTER PROXY FOR PHOTOSYNTHETIC CO2 UPTAKE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED

This alpine study area near Boulder, Colo., where the carbonyl sulfide signal was first detected 10 years ago, is part of the NOAA air monitoring network. Credit: B. Bowman

Assessing a New Clue to How Much Carbon Plants Take Up

By J. Elliott Campbell et al. 5 July 2017

Current climate models disagree on how much carbon dioxide land ecosystems take up for photosynthesis. Tracking the stronger carbonyl sulfide signal could help.