ChinaFLUX

Chinese Terrestrial Ecosystem Flux Observational Research Network (ChinaFLUX) is a long- term network which relies on Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN) and applies eddy covariance of micrometeorology and chamber as main research method to study fluxes of carbon dioxide, water and heat between vegetation and soil of typical ecosystem and atmosphere. ChinaFLUX is built with the support of the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) The Chinese Ecosystem Research Network (CERN), one of the founding members of the International Long Term Ecosystem Research Network (ILTER), and Global Terrestrial Observation System (GTOS), was established in 1988 under the auspices of the Chinese government and the World Bank Loan.

Through years of effort, it is now well placed to address important issues, serving as a functional network to meet the needs of both the national and international ecological research. The Mission of CERN is to promote ecosystem conservation and improvement, environmental quality enhancement and agricultural development, and to advance the studies in ecology and related inter-disciplines. Its mandate includes monitoring, research and demonstration on typical ecosystems in China.