The NASA FLUXNET tower is used for sampling and monitoring A) atmospheric CO₂ and carbon flux. B) dinitrogen gas and denitrification. C) biomass carbon and dissolved CO₂ oceans. D) hydrogen cycle and carbon flux. E) atmospheric nitrogen and carbon.

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The NASA FLUXNET tower is used for sampling and monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases such as water vapor, methane (CH4), and carbon monoxide (CO). It is also used to measure the exchange of carbon between the ecosystem and the atmosphere (carbon flux).

The NASA FLUXNET Tower Is Used for Sampling and Monitoring