The role of seasonal compensation effects on mediating the land carbon sink in response to an extreme El Niño event
Based on multiple evidence from remote sensing observations, global ecosystem model simulations and atmospheric CO2 inversions, a study led by Dr. Fangzhong Shi and Dr. Xiuchen Wu (Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University) has found continuous vegetation greening and a slight increase in land carbon sink during the maturation phase of the 2015/2016 El NiƱo event over the Northern Hemisphere.