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ASCENDS, Active Sensing of CO2 Emissions over Nights, Days, and Seasons
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... ASCENDS will provide measurements by day, when photosynthesis occurs, as well as at night, when plant respiration dominates. Simply going from a single daily measurement to two readings, one taken by day and the other at night, can provide a greatly improved picture of CO2 fluxes.
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  • respiration dominates
  • oceans absorb
  • fossil fuel
  • orbiting carbon
  • remain poorly

  • roughly equal
  • data using
  • daily measurement
  • single daily
  • additional data

  • carbon observatory
  • provide measurements
  • future carbon
  • sequestration efforts
  • supporting future

  • energy policies
  • accurate global
  • photosynthesis occurs
  • land ecosystems
  • equal amounts

  • plant respiration
  • assist society
  • process varies
  • predicting future
  • atmospheric columns

  • provide additional
  • greatly improved
  • carbon monoxide
  • plant life
  • improved picture


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