Evaluation of terrestrial pan-Arctic carbon cycling using a data-assimilation system
There is a significant knowledge gap in the current state of the terrestrial carbon (C) budget. Recent studies have highlighted a poor understanding particularly of C pool transit times and of whether productivity or biomass dominate these biases. The Arctic, accounting for approximately 50 % of the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:fadef2f28c7a4ef49166a47425f3f63a 2023-05-15T14:51:15+02:00 Evaluation of terrestrial pan-Arctic carbon cycling using a data-assimilation system E. López-Blanco J.-F. Exbrayat M. Lund T. R. Christensen M. P. Tamstorf D. Slevin G. Hugelius A. A. Bloom M. Williams 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-10-233-2019 https://doaj.org/article/fadef2f28c7a4ef49166a47425f3f63a EN eng Copernicus Publications https://www.earth-syst-dynam.net/10/233/2019/esd-10-233-2019.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2190-4979 https://doaj.org/toc/2190-4987 doi:10.5194/esd-10-233-2019 2190-4979 2190-4987 https://doaj.org/article/fadef2f28c7a4ef49166a47425f3f63a Earth System Dynamics, Vol 10, Pp 233-255 (2019) Science Q Geology QE1-996.5 Dynamic and structural geology QE500-639.5 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-10-233-2019 2022-12-30T23:48:08Z There is a significant knowledge gap in the current state of the terrestrial carbon (C) budget. Recent studies have highlighted a poor understanding particularly of C pool transit times and of whether productivity or biomass dominate these biases. The Arctic, accounting for approximately 50 % of the global soil organic C stocks, has an important role in the global C cycle. Here, we use the CARbon DAta MOdel (CARDAMOM) data-assimilation system to produce pan-Arctic terrestrial C cycle analyses for 2000–2015. This approach avoids using traditional plant functional type or steady-state assumptions. We integrate a range of data (soil organic C, leaf area index, biomass, and climate) to determine the most likely state of the high-latitude C cycle at a 1 ∘ × 1 ∘ resolution and also to provide general guidance about the controlling biases in transit times. On average, CARDAMOM estimates regional mean rates of photosynthesis of 565 g C m −2 yr −1 (90 % confidence interval between the 5th and 95th percentiles: 428, 741), autotrophic respiration of 270 g C m −2 yr −1 (182, 397) and heterotrophic respiration of 219 g C m −2 yr −1 (31, 1458), suggesting a pan-Arctic sink of −67 ( −287 , 1160) g Cm −2 yr −1 , weaker in tundra and stronger in taiga. However, our confidence intervals remain large (and so the region could be a source of C), reflecting uncertainty assigned to the regional data products. We show a clear spatial and temporal agreement between CARDAMOM analyses and different sources of assimilated and independent data at both pan-Arctic and local scales but also identify consistent biases between CARDAMOM and validation data. The assimilation process requires clearer error quantification for leaf area index (LAI) and biomass products to resolve these biases. Mapping of vegetation C stocks and change over time and soil C ages linked to soil C stocks is required for better analytical constraint. Comparing CARDAMOM analyses to global vegetation models (GVMs) for the same period, we conclude that transit times of ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic taiga Tundra Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Earth System Dynamics 10 2 233 255 |
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There is a significant knowledge gap in the current state of the terrestrial carbon (C) budget. Recent studies have highlighted a poor understanding particularly of C pool transit times and of whether productivity or biomass dominate these biases. The Arctic, accounting for approximately 50 % of the global soil organic C stocks, has an important role in the global C cycle. Here, we use the CARbon DAta MOdel (CARDAMOM) data-assimilation system to produce pan-Arctic terrestrial C cycle analyses for 2000–2015. This approach avoids using traditional plant functional type or steady-state assumptions. We integrate a range of data (soil organic C, leaf area index, biomass, and climate) to determine the most likely state of the high-latitude C cycle at a 1 ∘ × 1 ∘ resolution and also to provide general guidance about the controlling biases in transit times. On average, CARDAMOM estimates regional mean rates of photosynthesis of 565 g C m −2 yr −1 (90 % confidence interval between the 5th and 95th percentiles: 428, 741), autotrophic respiration of 270 g C m −2 yr −1 (182, 397) and heterotrophic respiration of 219 g C m −2 yr −1 (31, 1458), suggesting a pan-Arctic sink of −67 ( −287 , 1160) g Cm −2 yr −1 , weaker in tundra and stronger in taiga. However, our confidence intervals remain large (and so the region could be a source of C), reflecting uncertainty assigned to the regional data products. We show a clear spatial and temporal agreement between CARDAMOM analyses and different sources of assimilated and independent data at both pan-Arctic and local scales but also identify consistent biases between CARDAMOM and validation data. The assimilation process requires clearer error quantification for leaf area index (LAI) and biomass products to resolve these biases. Mapping of vegetation C stocks and change over time and soil C ages linked to soil C stocks is required for better analytical constraint. Comparing CARDAMOM analyses to global vegetation models (GVMs) for the same period, we conclude that transit times of ... |
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Evaluation of terrestrial pan-Arctic carbon cycling using a data-assimilation system |
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