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My research has been centered around biosphere–atmosphere exchange in terrestrial ecosystems. The first 10 years mainly dealt with spread and deposition of heavy metals from industrial activities such as power plants, steel works and mining (Greenland), including environmental assessments. The next 10 years were centered on aspects of acid rain and atmospheric chemistry. During this phase I started working with micro-meteorology and implemented flux measurement methods of nitrogen oxides and ozone. During the later years, the main emphasis has been on greenhouse gas exchange including long-term measurements of CO2 fluxes and effects of climate change. My main contribution to the international research community is long-term flux measurements of CO2 over different ecosystems. The data and results have been made available to the international research community through the NASA-funded organisation FLUXNET. 

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Language Skills:
Danish (mother language)
English (fluent in speech and writing)
German (basic)

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 14 - Life Below Water
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

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  • Earlier spring greening in Northern Hemisphere terrestrial biomes enhanced net ecosystem productivity in summer

    Ren, Y., Qiu, J., Zeng, Z., Liu, X., Sitch, S., Pilegaard, K., Yang, T., Wang, S., Yuan, W. & Jain, A. K., 2024, In: Communications Earth and Environment. 5, 1, 10 p., 122.

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  • Phenology Across Scales: An Intercontinental Analysis of Leaf-Out Dates in Temperate Deciduous Tree Communities

    Delpierre, N., Garnier, S., Treuil-Dussouet, H., Hufkens, K., Lin, J., Beier, C., Bell, M., Berveiller, D., Cuntz, M., Curioni, G., Dahlin, K., Denham, S., Desai, A., Domec, J. C., Hart, K., Ibrom, A., Joetzjer, E., King, J., Klosterhalfen, A. & Koebsch, F. & 12 others, Hale, P., Morfin, A., Munger, J.  ., Noormets, A., Pilegaard, K., Pohl, F., Rebmann, C., Richardson, A., Rothstein, D., Schwartz, M., Wilkinson, M. & Soudani, K., 2024, In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33, 12, 14 p., e13910.

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  • Phenology of Photosynthesis in Winter-Dormant Temperate and Boreal Forests: Long-Term Observations From Flux Towers and Quantitative Evaluation of Phenology Models

    Bowling, D. R., Schädel, C., Smith, K. R., Richardson, A. D., Bahn, M., Arain, M. A., Varlagin, A., Ouimette, A. P., Frank, J. M., Barr, A. G., Mammarella, I., Šigut, L., Foord, V., Burns, S. P., Montagnani, L., Litvak, M. E., Munger, J. W., Ikawa, H., Hollinger, D. Y. & Blanken, P. D. & 12 others, Ueyama, M., Matteucci, G., Bernhofer, C., Bohrer, G., Iwata, H., Ibrom, A., Pilegaard, K., Spittlehouse, D. L., Kobayashi, H., Desai, A. R., Staebler, R. M. & Black, T. A., 2024, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 129, 5, 25 p., e2023JG007839.

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  • Monitoring of carbon-water fluxes at Eurasian meteorological stations using random forest and remote sensing

    Xie, M., Ma, X., Wang, Y., Li, C., Shi, H., Yuan, X., Hellwich, O., Chen, C., Zhang, W., Zhang, C., Ling, Q., Gao, R., Zhang, Y., Ochege, F. U., Frankl, A., De Maeyer, P., Buchmann, N., Feigenwinter, I., Olesen, J. E. & Juszczak, R. & 68 others, Jacotot, A., Korrensalo, A., Pitacco, A., Varlagin, A., Shekhar, A., Lohila, A., Carrara, A., Brut, A., Kruijt, B., Loubet, B., Heinesch, B., Chojnicki, B., Helfter, C., Vincke, C., Shao, C., Bernhofer, C., Brümmer, C., Wille, C., Tuittila, E.-S., Nemitz, E., Meggio, F., Dong, G., Lanigan, G., Niedrist, G., Wohlfahrt, G., Zhou, G., Goded, I., Gruenwald, T., Olejnik, J., Jansen, J., Neirynck, J., Tuovinen, J.-P., Zhang, J., Klumpp, K., Pilegaard, K., Šigut, L., Klemedtsson, L., Tezza, L., Hörtnagl, L., Urbaniak, M., Roland, M., Schmidt, M., Sutton, M. A., Hehn, M., Saunders, M., Mauder, M., Aurela, M., Korkiakoski, M., Du, M., Vendrame, N., Kowalska, N., Leahy, P. G., Alekseychik, P., Shi, P., Weslien, P., Chen, S., Fares, S., Friborg, T., Tallec, T., Kato, T., Sachs, T., Maximov, T., di Cella, U. M., Moderow, U., Li, Y., He, Y., Kosugi, Y. & Luo, G., 2023, In: Scientific Data. 10, 1, 18 p., 587.

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  • Standards and Open Access are the ICOS Pillars: Reply to “Comments on ‘The Integrated Carbon Observation System in Europe’”

    Papale, D., Heiskanen, J., Brümmer, C., Buchmann, N., Calfapietra, C., Carrara, A., Chen, H., Gielen, B., Gkritzalis, T., Hammer, S., Hartman, S., Herbst, M., Janssens, I. A., Jordan, A., Juurola, E., Karstens, U., Kasurinen, V., Kruijt, B., Lankreijer, H. & Levin, I. & 19 others, Linderson, M. L., Loustau, D., Merbold, L., Myhre, C. L., Pavelka, M., Pilegaard, K., Ramonet, M., Rebmann, C., Rinne, J., Rivier, L., Saltikoff, E., Sanders, R., Steinbacher, M., Steinhoff, T., Watson, A., Vermeulen, A. T., Vesala, T., Vítková, G. & Kutsch, W., 2023, In: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 104, 12, p. 953-955 3 p.

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