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April

04.15.09 - Carbon cycle science scoping paper now available

The Carbon Cycle Science Working Group recently released a scoping paper outlining program goals and expected accomplishments for the next decade of US carbon cycle science. Over the next year, this document will be expanded into a full US Carbon Cycle Science Plan. If you wish to comment on this document, you may do so via the Carbon Cycle Science Planning Blog or by sending an email to CCSPlan@gmail.com.

You may also read more about the planning effort and a meeting of the Carbon Cycle Science Working Group in a recent Eos Meeting Report, published March 24 and on our Carbon Cycle Science Planning for the Next Decade page.

February

02.11.09 - Planning for the next decade of US carbon cycle science research

The carbon cycle science community recently began an effort to update and revise the very successful 1999 A U.S. Carbon Cycle Science Plan – written by a committee chaired by Jorge Sarmiento and Steve Wofsy. The community now has an opportunity to decide how to outline and prioritize a research agenda on the carbon cycle for the next decade. Four co-chairs have been selected for this activity and an effort has been made to select a working group that represents the breadth of the U.S. carbon cycle research community. For more information about this activity, please visit our new page on Carbon Cycle Science Planning for the Next Decade.

02.24.09 - Project Vulcan now available on Google Earth

A new high-resolution, interactive map of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels is now available on Google Earth. With a few clicks on Google Earth, anyone can now view pollution from factories, power plants, roadways, and residential and commercial areas for their state, county or per capita. Individuals also can easily see how their county compares to others across the nation. A team led by scientists at Purdue University developed the maps and system, named Vulcan
after the Roman god of fire. The system quantifies all of the carbon dioxide emissions that result from burning fossil fuels such as coal and gasoline.

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This page last updated April 15, 2009.