Eddy covariance measurements of carbon, water and energy fluxes acquired in the CarboAfrica sites network are avaialble through this database in standardized format. The data are quality controlled using reference methodologies.

Project overview

CARBOAFRICA is an international project funded by the European Commission (6th Framework Programme). The duration is 3 years (01/10/06 - 30/09/09).

Africa is a region highly vulnerable to climate change due to both ecological and socio-economic factors; however it is the least well-covered region by studies on climate change. This lead to a high uncertainty in the understanding of the Africa role in the global C-cycle and climate system.

Therefore, the overarching goal of CARBOAFRICA is to expand and coordinate a first Carbon and greenhouse gases (GHGs) terrestrial monitoring network of Sub-Saharan Africa, in order to quantify, understand and predict, by a multi-disciplinary integrated approach, GHGs emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa and its associated spatial and temporal variability.