ASSESSMENT OF THE EUROPEAN TERRESTRIAL CARBON BALANCE

Objective

The overarching aim of the CarboEurope-IP is to understand, quantify and predict the terrestrial carbon balance of Europe and the uncertainty at local, regional and continental scale. This is achieved by
(1) executing a strategically focussed set of surface based ecological measurements of carbon pools and CO2 exchange,
(2) further enhancement of an atmospheric high precision observation system for CO2 and other trace gases,
(3) execution of a regional high spatial resolution experiment and
(4) integration of these components by means of innovative data assimilation systems and modelling. The key innovation of the CarboEurope-IP is solving the scientific challenge of quantifying the terrestrial carbon balance at different scales and with known, acceptable uncertainties. The increase in spatial and temporal resolution of the observational and modelling program will allow for the first time a consistent application of a multiple constraint approach of bottom-up and top-down estimates to determine the terrestrial carbon balance of Europe with the geographical patterns and variability of sources and sinks. CarboEurope-IP aims at providing a system for carbon accounting for the European continent, and it will further investigate the main controlling mechanisms of carbon cycling in European ecosystems. CarboEurope-IP integrates and expands the research efforts of 95 European institutes. CarboEurope-IP addresses basic scientific questions of high political relevance.

Programme(s)

• FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• SUSTDEV-2002-3.I.1.a - Assessment of the European carbon balance

Call for proposal

FP6-2002-GLOBAL-1
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Funding Scheme

IP - Integrated Project

Coordinator

MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.

Address

Hofgartenstraße 8
München
Germany

Participants (67)

AKADEMIA GORNICZO-HUTNICZA

Poland

Address

Al. Mickiewicza 30
Krakow

ALMA MATER STUDIORUM-UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA

Italy

Address

Via Zamboni 33
Bologna

ALTERRA BV

Netherlands

Address

Droevendaalsesteeg 3
Wageningen

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Rue Michel-ange 3-5
Paris

CENTRE TECNOLOGIC FORESTAL DE CATALUNYA

Spain

Address

Pujada Del Seminari S/n
Solsona

CESI - CENTRO ELETTROTECNICO SPERIMENTALE ITALIANO GIACINTO MOTTA SPA

Italy

Address

Via Rubattino, 54
Milano

CESI RICERCA SPA

Italy

Address

Via Rubattino Raffaele 54
Milano

COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE

France

Address

31/33 Rue De La Fédération
Paris

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES - DG JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

Belgium

Address

200, Rue De La Loi
Bruxelles

CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

Italy

Address

Piazzale Aldo Moro 7
Roma

EIDGENOESSISCHE FORSCHUNGSANSTALT FUER AGRAROEKOLOGIE UND LANDBAU

Switzerland

Address

Reckenholzstrasse 191
Zurich

ENERGIEONDERZOEK CENTRUM NEDERLAND

Netherlands

Address

Westerduinweg 3
Petten

ENTE PER LE NUOVE TECNOLOGIE, L'ENERGIA E L'AMBIENTE

Italy

Address

Lungotevere Grande Ammiraglio Thaon Di Revel 78
Rome

EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE

Finland

Address

Torikatu 34
Joensuu

EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY

Hungary

Address

Egyetem Tér 1-3
Budapest

FACULTÉ UNIVERSITAIRE DES SCIENCES AGRONOMIQUES

Belgium

Address

Passage Des Déportés, 2
Gembloux

FONDAZIONE EDMUND MACH

Italy

Address

Via Edmondo Mach, 1
San Michele All'adige (Tn)

FUNDACIO PRIVADA PARC CIENTIFIC DE BARCELONA

Spain

Address

Baldiri I Reixac, 10-12
Barcelona

FUNDACION CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AMBIENTALES DEL MEDITERRANEO

Spain

Address

Parque Tecnologico, C/charles R. Darwin, 14, Paterna
Valencia

GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ-UNIVERSITÄT HANNOVER

Germany

Address

Welfengarten 1
Hannover

HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO

Finland

Address

Yliopistonkatu 4
Helsinki

ILMATIETEEN LAITOS

Finland

Address

Vuorikatu 24
Helsinki

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE

France

Address

147, Rue De L'université'
Paris

INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY - ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Czechia

Address

Porici 3B
Brno

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA

Portugal

Address

Tapada Da Ajuda
Lisboa

INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO

Portugal

Address

Av Rovisco Pais
Lisboa

JOANNEUM RESEARCH FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.

Austria

Address

Steyrergasse 17
Graz

LUNDS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

Address

Paradisgatan 5C
Lund

MARTIN-LUTHER-UNIVERSITÄT HALLE-WITTENBERG

Germany

Address

Weidenplan 14
Halle

MET OFFICE

United Kingdom

Address

Fritzroy Road
Exeter, Devon

MÉTÉO-FRANCE

France

Address

Quai Branly 1
Paris

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Denmark

Address

Frederiksborgvej 399
Roskilde

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL (NERC)

United Kingdom

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon

OM FORSKNINGSCENTER RISØ

Denmark

Address

Frederiksborgvej 399
Roskilde

POSTDAM INSTITUT FUER KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG

Germany

Address

Telegrafenberg A 31
Postdam

PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI BOLZANO

Italy

Address

Via Crispi 3
Bolzano

RIJKS-UNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN

Netherlands

Address

Nijenborgh 4
Groningen

RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG

Germany

Address

Seminarstrasse 2
Heidelberg

SAUGIER PHILIPPE INGENEIEUR-CONSEIL

France

Address

Le Foulon
Veynes

SECONDA UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI

Italy

Address

Viale Beneduce
Caserla

SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION NETHERLANDS

Netherlands

Address

Sorbonnelaan 2
Utrecht

STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET

Sweden

Address

Universitetsvaegen 10
Stockholm

SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET

Sweden

Address

Arrheniusplan 2C
Uppsala

SZENT ISTVAN UNIVERSITY OF GÖGÖLLÖ

Hungary

Address

Páter Károly U. 1.
Gödöllõ

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN

Germany

Address

Mommsenstr. 13
Dresden

TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN

Germany

Address

Arcisstrasse 21
Muenchen

THE AUGUST CIESZKOWSKI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF POZNAN

Poland

Address

Wojska Polskiego 28
Poznan

THE PROVOST FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS OF THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY AND UNDIVIDED TRINITY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH NEAR DUBLIN HEREAFTER TCD

Ireland

Address

College Green
Dublin

THE UNIVERSITY COURT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN

United Kingdom

Address

King's College
Aberdeen

THÜRINGER LANDESANSTALT FÜR WALD, JAGD UND FISCHEREI

Germany

Address

Jägerstrasse 1
Gotha

UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO

Portugal

Address

Campo Universitario De Santiago
Aveiro

UNIVERSITAET BERN

Switzerland

Address

Hochschulstrasse 4
Bern

UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG.

Germany

Address

Edmund-siemers-allee 1
Hamburg

UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA

Spain

Address

Vicerectorat De Politica Cientifica (Oper), Gran Via Corts Catalanes, 585
Barcelona

UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN

Belgium

Address

Universiteitsplein 1
Wilrijk

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, CORK

Ireland

Address

Western Road
Cork

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND, DUBLIN

Ireland

Address

Belfield
Dublin

UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN

Denmark

Address

Norregade 10
Copenhagen K

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

United Kingdom

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University Plain
Norwich

UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH

United Kingdom

Address

Old College, South Bridge
Edinburgh

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DELLA TUSCIA

Italy

Address

Via S. Maria In Gradi 4
Viterbo

UNIVERSITÄT BAYREUTH

Germany

Address

Universitaetsstrasse 30
Bayreuth

UNIVERSITÄT STUTTGART

Germany

Address

Keplerstr. 7
Stuttgart

UNIVERSITÉ DE LIÈGE

Belgium

Address

Place Du 20 Aout, 7
Liège

UNIVERSITÉ PARIS-SUD (XI) ORSAY

France

Address

Bâtiment 300, 15 Avenue Georges Clémenceau
Orsay

VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM

Netherlands

Address

De Boelelaan 1105
Amsterdam

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

Address

Costerweg 50
Wageningen