The overall direction of this research is toward increased understanding of interactive processes in the Earth's physical environment and the development of a more coherent picture of its sensitivities to natural and anthropogenic change. The carbon dioxide greenhouse effect is a continuing source of research problems, and one of the most pressing problems is how to determine the onset of a theoretically predicted warming. Both of these topics receive considerable attention from CIRES researchers.
Xin Lan
Dr. Xin (Lindsay) Lan is a carbon cycle and greenhouse gas scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences of University of Colorado Boulder, working in the NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory. Her research focus on the global and regional carbon cycles, with a particular focus on understanding the sources and sinks of CH4 and other long-lived greenhouse gases (LLGHGs).
