Deep Carbon Observatory Deep-Life Workshop;
Potsdam, Germany, 3–4 November 2014
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Colorado Hydrocarbon Leakage Rates Much Higher Than Reported
Airborne measurements put methane emissions from Colorado's Denver-Julesburg Basin at 12 to 26 tons per hour.
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Southwest’s Four Corners Home to Largest U.S. Methane Signal
Satellite data reveal fossil fuel harvesting operations in the Southwest's Four Corners are generating the country's largest methane signal viewable from space.
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Report Addresses Timeline for Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Levels of greenhouse gas emissions need to be limited by midcentury to keep within a 2°C increase, a new United Nations report states.
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Ocean Acidification Worse in Coral Reefs
The rate of ocean acidification in coral reefs outpaces the rise in carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere.
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Future Research Directions for Soil Carbon Modeling
Representing Soil Carbon Dynamics in Global Land Models to Improve Future IPCC Assessments; Breckenridge, Colorado, 12–14 June 2014
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A Remote Sensing Technique for Measuring Forest Composition
A new technique to remotely sense a forest’s tree composition using airborne observations.
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Understanding Coastal Carbon Cycling by Linking Top-Down and Bottom-Up Approaches
Synthesis and integration of information on coastal carbon cycling is needed to better constrain carbon budgets.