On the CO2 exchange between the atmosphere and the biosphere: the role of synoptic and mesoscale processes

Estimating global carbon fluxes by inverting atmospheric CO2 through the use of atmospheric transport models has shown the importance of the covariance between biospheric fluxes and atmospheric transport on the carbon budget. This covariance or coupling occurs on many time scales. This study examines the coupling of the biosphere and the atmosphere on the meso- and synoptic scales using a coupled atmosphere—biosphere regional model covering …