PROGRAM: P-9
Title:
INFORMATIONAL WEBSITE FOR OBSERVATION NETWORKS OF GREENHOUSE GASES AND RELATED MATERIALS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Y Fukuda1*, T Shirai1 and N Saigusa1
*1Center for Global Environmental Research, National Institute for Environmental Studies, 16-2 Onogawa,
Tsukuba, JAPAN
Abstract:
Asia is one of the world’s largest producers of greenhouse gases (GHG) and air pollutants. Long-term
observations of GHG and related materials have been conducted in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region over 20
years. There are many satellite observations of global GHG concentrations in recent years. In order to improve
the accuracy of their observation, validations by ground-based measurements are needed. In the Asia-Pacific
region, however, observation sites are still sparse. It is important to collect the information and provide the data
set of the existing observation sites. For their effective use, databases are also required.
Figure 1: Station Map shows the geographical
distribution of the observation sites for each category.
In this presentation, we introduce a website to collect and provide information of observation sites for GHG and related materials in the Asia-Pacific. These observations are conducted not only by NIES but also by other organizations in the Asia-Pacific region. These are divided into several categories such as atmospheric monitoring and ecosystem monitoring, etc. This site provides geographical distributions of observation sites for each category on a map as shown in Figure 1 (Station Map). Information of each observation site, such as the institution, the location, and the observation parameters, is provided in a table with search functions as shown in Figure 2 (Station Table).
Figure 2: Station Table provides information of each
observation site with search functions by using the selected area and observation parameters.
The main goals of this site are to promote effective utilization of the existing observation data, to help developing strategies for new observation networks and to promote international joint researches. This will thus contribute to improve the accuracy of the inventories of GHG and related materials in the Asia-Pacific region.