Better regional monitoring of CO2 needed as global levels continue rising

User rating: 2 / 5 after 10 vote(s)

A research commentary in Science magazine is calling for a 10-fold increase in global CO2 monitoring efforts to quantify regional emissions reduction trends. Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service
A research commentary in Science magazine is calling for a 10-fold increase in global CO2 monitoring efforts to quantify regional emissions reduction trends. Credit: US Fish and Wildlife Service

Monitoring Earth's rising greenhouse gas levels will require a global data collection network 10 times larger than the one currently in place in order to quantify regional progress in emission reductions, according to a new research commentary by University of Colorado and NOAA researchers appearing in the April 25 issue of Science.


Full story »
All News summaries from Space & Earth science news
All News summaries for April 24, 2008
Goto Archive PhysOrg Forum Goto Archive Video Goto Archive Editorials Goto Archive Free Magazines Goto Archive Newsletter

News Archive