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Measurements of CO

2

 quantities released into the atmosphere are taken 

just about everywhere in the world, using different methods.  

Tower rising to 35 metres in the forêt 

de Barbeau (FR) to measure carbon and 

water flows between a forest ecosystem 

and the atmosphere.

Seawater samples taken from the Mediterranean by 

the EPOCA project to improve our understanding of ocean 

acidification. Oceans absorb CO

2

 emissions of human 

activity and this results in an acidification of the waters.  

Instruments fitted to a kite to measure temperature, 

wind and CO

2

 quantities at a height of between 

100 and 200 metres. Carried out in Benin, this was 

part of the Amma (African Monsoon Multidisciplinary 

Analysis) campaign.

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© CNRS Phot

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