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Introducing Satellite Data Based Biosphere Model BEAMS to Improve Regional Transport Model for Estimating CO2 Emission from Mega-city Tokyo
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  • Qiao Wang,
  • Ryoichi Imasu,
  • Satoshi Ito,
  • Takahiro Sasai,
  • Hiroaki Kondo
Qiao Wang
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute The University of Tokyo

Corresponding Author:qwang@aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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Ryoichi Imasu
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute University of Tokyo
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Satoshi Ito
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute The University of Tokyo
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Takahiro Sasai
Tohoku University
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Hiroaki Kondo
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
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Abstract

GOSAT (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite) observations ameliorate inversion analysis of greenhouse gas emissions. Meso-scale atmospheric transport model (AIST-MM, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology-Mesoscale Model) and global-scale transport model (NICAM-TM, Nonhydrostatic ICosahedral Atmospheric Model-Transport Model) have been coupled for GOSAT data assimilation in order to estimate CO2 emission from mega-city Tokyo. However, forests in the north and west of Kanto region, of which Tokyo Metropolis is the center, generate significant biogenic CO2 fluxes and such atmosphere-biosphere gas exchange remains to be properly calculated during the modeling processes. In this study, we use MODIS products to simulate regional GPP (gross primary production), vegetational and soil respirations based on BEAMS (Biosphere model integrating Eco-physiological And Mechanistic approaches using Satellite data) algorithms. By integrating this atmosphere-terrestrial ecosystem carbon balance module to our regional inversion analysis, we aim at more precise estimation of CO2 emission from Tokyo. Reference https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0450(1995)034<1439:TTILWA>2.0.CO;2 https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.79.11 https://doi.org/10.2151/jmsj.2011-306 https://doi.org/10.1029/2005JG000045 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2011.03.007