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|IMAGEComponent=Carbon, vegetation, agriculture and water; Agriculture and land use; Atmospheric composition and climate | |IMAGEComponent=Carbon, vegetation, agriculture and water; Agriculture and land use; Atmospheric composition and climate; Ecosystem services; Land cover and land use; | ||
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|KeyReference=Sitch et al., 2003; Müller et al., | |KeyReference=Sitch et al., 2003; Müller et al., 2016a; | ||
|Reference=Van Minnen et al., 2008; Houghton, 2010; Müller et al., 2007; Ballantyne et al., 2012; Van Minnen et al., 2009; Gerten et al., 2004; Bondeau et al., 2007; Klein Goldewijk et al., 1994; Van Minnen et al., 2000; Van Minnen et al., 2009; | |Reference=Van Minnen et al., 2008; Houghton, 2010; Müller et al., 2007; Ballantyne et al., 2012; Van Minnen et al., 2009; Gerten et al., 2004; Bondeau et al., 2007; Klein Goldewijk et al., 1994; Van Minnen et al., 2000; Van Minnen et al., 2009; | ||
|InputVar=Temperature - grid; Precipitation - grid; Number of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid; CO2 concentration; Timber use fraction; Land cover, land use - grid; Irrigation water supply - grid; Forest management type - grid; | |InputVar=Temperature - grid; Precipitation - grid; Number of wet days - grid; Cloudiness - grid; CO2 concentration; Timber use fraction; Land cover, land use - grid; Irrigation water supply - grid; Forest management type - grid; | ||
|Parameter=Soil properties - grid; | |Parameter=Soil properties - grid; | ||
|OutputVar=Potential natural vegetation - grid; NEP (net ecosystem production) - grid; Land-use CO2 emissions - grid; Carbon pools in vegetation - grid; NPP (net primary production) - grid; Soil respiration - grid; Carbon pools in soil and timber - grid; | |OutputVar=Potential natural vegetation - grid; NEP (net ecosystem production) - grid; Land-use CO2 emissions - grid; Carbon pools in vegetation - grid; NPP (net primary production) - grid; Soil respiration - grid; Carbon pools in soil and timber - grid; | ||
|Description=The terrestrial biosphere plays a key role in global and regional carbon cycles and thus in the climate system. Large amounts of carbon (between 2000 and 3000 PgC) are stored in the vegetation and soil components. Currently, the terrestrial biosphere absorbs about 30% of emitted | |Description=The terrestrial biosphere plays a key role in global and regional carbon cycles and thus in the climate system. Large amounts of carbon (between 2000 and 3000 PgC) are stored in the vegetation and soil components. Currently, the terrestrial biosphere absorbs about 30% of emitted CO<sub>2</sub> ([[Ballantyne et al., 2012]]), and this carbon sink can be maintained and even enhanced by, for instance, protecting established forests and by establishing new forests ([[Van Minnen et al., 2008]]). However, deforestation and other land use changes in the last few centuries have contributed considerably to the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide ([[Van Minnen et al., 2009]]; [[Houghton, 2010]]) and this trend is projected to continue [[Müller et al., 2007]]). | ||
Regardless of land cover and land use, the net carbon sink in the terrestrial biosphere is affected by a range of environmental conditions such as climate, atmospheric | Regardless of land cover and land use, the net carbon sink in the terrestrial biosphere is affected by a range of environmental conditions such as climate, atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> concentration and moisture. These conditions influence processes that take up and release CO<sub>2</sub> from the terrestrial biosphere such as photosynthesis, plant and soil respiration, transpiration, carbon allocation and turnover, and disturbances such as fires. | ||
In plant photosynthesis, | In plant photosynthesis, CO<sub>2</sub> is taken from the atmosphere and converted to organic carbon compounds. This CO<sub>2</sub> conversion is referred to as gross primary production ({{abbrTemplate|GPP}}). The sequestered carbon is needed for plant maintenance and growth (autotrophic respiration), and for the development of new plant tissues, forming live biomass carbon pools. All plant parts (including leaf fall and mortality) are ultimately stored as carbon in carbon pools in the soil and atmosphere. CO<sub>2</sub> is also emitted from the soil pools to the atmosphere in the process of mineralisation. | ||
Terrestrial carbon cycle and vegetation models contribute to better understanding of the dynamics of the terrestrial biosphere in relation to these underlying processes and to the terrestrial water cycle (see Component [[Water]]) and land use (see Component [[Agriculture and land use]]). | Terrestrial carbon cycle and vegetation models contribute to better understanding of the dynamics of the terrestrial biosphere in relation to these underlying processes and to the terrestrial water cycle (see Component [[Water]]) and land use (see Component [[Agriculture and land use]]). | ||
The IMAGE-2 carbon cycle and biome model ([[Klein Goldewijk et al., 1994]]; [[Van Minnen et al., 2000]]) have been replaced by the Lund-Potsdam-Jena model with Managed Land ([[LPJmL model|LPJmL]]) model ([[Sitch et al., 2003]]; [[Gerten et al., 2004]]; [[Bondeau et al., 2007]]). An overview of the LPJmL model in the IMAGE context with regard to carbon and biome dynamics is presented here; the model and a sensitivity analysis is described in detail by Muller et al. ([[Müller et al., | The IMAGE-2 carbon cycle and biome model ([[Klein Goldewijk et al., 1994]]; [[Van Minnen et al., 2000]]) have been replaced by the Lund-Potsdam-Jena model with Managed Land ([[LPJmL model|LPJmL]]) model ([[Sitch et al., 2003]]; [[Gerten et al., 2004]]; [[Bondeau et al., 2007]]). An overview of the LPJmL model in the IMAGE context with regard to carbon and biome dynamics is presented here; the model and a sensitivity analysis is described in detail by Muller et al. ([[Müller et al., 2016a|2016]]). | ||
|ComponentCode=NVCC | |ComponentCode=NVCC | ||
|AggregatedComponent=Carbon, vegetation, agriculture and water | |AggregatedComponent=Carbon, vegetation, agriculture and water | ||
Revision as of 11:36, 23 June 2017
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Key policy issues
- What is the role of the terrestrial biosphere in the global carbon cycle, how will it change in time as a result of climate and land-use change?
- To what extent can the terrestrial biosphere contribute to reducing the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere and what are viable mechanisms?
- What opportunities exist to reduce land-use related carbon emissions (e.g. REDD) and even enhance the carbon uptake through the establishment of new forests.
- What are the contributions of land-use change, climate change and CO2 fertilization on the future carbon cycle and how can these be considered in climate policies?
Introduction