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JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH, VOL. 107, NO. D20, 8086, doi:10.1029/2002JD002704, 2002

The Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA): Insights and future research needs

Roni Avissar

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA


Pedro L. Silva Dias

Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil


Maria A. F. Silva Dias

Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil


Carlos Nobre

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Brazil


Abstract

This overview summarizes general Large-Scale Atmosphere-Biosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA) papers and highlights some of the insights gained from these investigations and needs for future research. It complements the overview of Silva Dias et al. [2002a] , which summarizes the papers published on the joint major atmospheric mesoscale campaign in the wet season (WetAMC), which was held jointly in Rondonia with the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) validation campaign known as TRMM-LBA. It also complements the overview of Andreae et al. [2002] , which summarizes the papers describing the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, water, energy, aerosols, and trace gases resulting from the European Studies on Trace Gases and Atmospheric Chemistry, known as LBA-EUSTACH Project. The 17 papers summarized under this part of the special issue are regrouped into three main categories: (1) measurements and data sets, (2) remote sensing, and (3) modeling.

Published 23 October 2002.

Index Terms: 1640 Global Change: Remote sensing; 1833 Hydrology: Hydroclimatology; 3322 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Land/atmosphere interactions; 3374 Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics: Tropical meteorology.

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Citation: Avissar, R., P. L. Silva Dias, M. A. F. Silva Dias, and C. Nobre (2002), The Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA): Insights and future research needs, J. Geophys. Res., 107(D20), 8086, doi:10.1029/2002JD002704.