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Mika Aurela is affiliated with the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Within these areas, their work focuses on subfields including Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Plant Science.

The main research topics covered by Mika Aurela include:

  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Cryospheric Studies and Observations
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Climate Change and Permafrost
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Their recent publications reveal an emphasis on ecosystem data analysis, greenhouse gas exchanges, and climate change related processes. Notable papers are:

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data, 2020, Scientific Data
  • Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate, 2020, Nature Climate Change
  • FLUXNET-CH 4: a global, multi-ecosystem dataset and analysis of methane seasonality from freshwater wetlands, 2021, Earth system science data
  • Identifying dominant environmental predictors of freshwater wetland methane fluxes across diurnal to seasonal time scales, 2021, Global Change Biology
  • Carbon dioxide exchange on a northern boreal fen, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)

Mika Aurela has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Pasi Kolari
  • Mikko Peltoniemi
  • Kristin Böttcher
  • Ali Nadir Arslan
  • Cemal Melih Taniş

Publication venues where Mika Aurela frequently appears include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Biogeosciences
  • Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data

    Gilberto Pastorello;Carlo Trotta;Eleonora Canfora;Housen Chu

  • A data-driven analysis of energy balance closure across FLUXNET research sites: The role of landscape-scale heterogeneity

    Paul C. Stoy;Matthias Mauder;Thomas Foken;Barbara Marcolla

  • Air temperature triggers the recovery of evergreen boreal forest photosynthesis in spring

    Suni Tanja;Frank Berninger;Timo Vesala;Tiina Markkanen

  • The timing of snow melt controls the annual CO2 balance in a subarctic fen

    Mika Aurela;Tuomas Laurila;Juha-Pekka Tuovinen

  • Annual cycle of methane emission from a boreal fen measured by the eddy covariance technique

    Janne Rinne;Terhi Riutta;Mari Pihlatie;Mika Aurela

  • Sources of organic carbon in fine particulate matter in northern European urban air

    S Saarikoski;H Timonen;K Saarnio;M Aurela

  • Variability in exchange of CO2 across 12 northern peatland and tundra sites

    Magnus Lund;Peter M. Lafleur;Nigel T. Roulet;Anders Lindroth

  • Annual CO2 balance of a subarctic fen in northern Europe: Importance of the wintertime efflux

    Mika Aurela;Tuomas Laurila;Juha-Pekka Tuovinen

  • Warming of subarctic tundra increases emissions of all three important greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide

    Carolina Voigt;Richard E. Lamprecht;Maija E. Marushchak;Saara E. Lind

  • Quality control of CarboEurope flux data. Part 1: Coupling footprint analyses with flux data quality assessment to evaluate sites in forest ecosystems

    Mathias Göckede;Mathias Göckede;Thomas Foken;Marc Aubinet;Mika Aurela

  • Soil and total ecosystem respiration in agricultural fields: effect of soil and crop type

    Annalea Lohila;Mika Aurela;Kristiina Regina;Tuomas Laurila

  • Quality analysis applied on eddy covariance measurements at complex forest sites using footprint modelling

    Corinna Rebmann;Mathias Göckede;Thomas Foken;Marc Aubinet

  • The uncertain climate footprint of wetlands under human pressure

    Ana Maria Roxana Petrescu;Annalea Lohila;Juha-Pekka Tuovinen;Dennis D. Baldocchi

  • FLUXNET-CH4 Synthesis Activity : Objectives, Observations, and Future Directions

    Sara H. Knox;Robert B. Jackson;Benjamin Poulter;Gavin McNicol

  • Climate control of terrestrial carbon exchange across biomes and continents

    Chuixiang Yi;Daniel Ricciuto;Runze Li;John Wolbeck

  • Increasing contribution of peatlands to boreal evapotranspiration in a warming climate

    Manuel Helbig;Manuel Helbig;James Michael Waddington;Pavel Alekseychik;Brian D. Amiro

  • Annual methane emission from Finnish mires estimated from eddy covariance campaign measurements

    K. J. Hargreaves;D. Fowler;C. E. R. Pitcairn;M. Aurela

  • CO2 exchange of a sedge fen in southern Finland—the impact of a drought period

    Mika Aurela;Terhi Riutta;Tuomas Laurila;Juha-Pekka Tuovinen

  • Annual CO2 exchange of a peat field growing spring barley or perennial forage grass

    Annalea Lohila;Mika Aurela;Juha-Pekka Tuovinen;Tuomas Laurila

  • Spatial variation in plant community functions regulates carbon gas dynamics in a boreal fen ecosystem

    T. Riutta;J. Laine;M. Aurela;J. Rinne

  • Greenhouse gas flux measurements in a forestry-drained peatland indicate a large carbon sink

    Annalea Lohila;Kari Minkkinen;Mika Aurela;Juha-Pekka Tuovinen

Frequent Co-Authors

Annalea Lohila
Annalea Lohila Finnish Meteorological Institute
Tuomas Laurila
Tuomas Laurila Integrated Carbon Observation System
Juha-Pekka Tuovinen
Juha-Pekka Tuovinen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Timo Vesala
Timo Vesala University of Helsinki
Ivan Mammarella
Ivan Mammarella University of Helsinki
Janne Rinne
Janne Rinne Lund University
Eeva-Stiina Tuittila
Eeva-Stiina Tuittila University of Eastern Finland
Juha Hatakka
Juha Hatakka Finnish Meteorological Institute
Tuula Aalto
Tuula Aalto Finnish Meteorological Institute
Anders Lindroth
Anders Lindroth Lund University

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