The staff of the V.N. Sukachev Laboratory of Biogeocenology of the A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IEE RAS), together with 45 co-authors from 22 scientific institutions, prepared a catalog of eddy covariance monitoring stations of Russia, providing information on observations of greenhouse gas flows between ecosystems and the atmosphere as of May 2025. The current version of the catalog includes information on 35 stations in ecosystems of various natural zones - from steppes to tundra.
Fig.1: Map and list of stations in the catalog. Biomes in Russia and adjacent territories (editor G.N. Ogureeva, 1999) are shown in color.
The catalog includes updated information about stations operating within the framework of the Key innovative project of national importance "National system for monitoring climatically active substances", as well as about stations of teams supervising the work of the stations within the framework of the project of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation to create Carbon Supersites. The catalog is published in pdf format and updated as information is provided by Principal Investigators of the stations, the RuFlux network is developing, and new stations appear within the framework of other programs and projects.
Greenhouse gas fluxes are monitored using the eddy covariance method, which allows direct estimates of the balance of greenhouse gases between the earth's surface and the atmosphere on an ecosystem spatial scale. Measuring systems include infrared gas analyzers, sonic anemometers, and other meteorological instruments that are installed on masts (towers) from 2 to 50 meters high.
The objectives of creating this catalog are: systematization of information on stations monitoring ecosystem fluxes of greenhouse gases, encouragement of scientific cooperation in the field of studying ecosystem-atmospheric exchange, provision of information on stations to all interested parties.
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