
Biology Seminar Series - Dr. Peter E Thorton
Putting ecosystem science in Earth system models
This presentation will examine the problem of improving Earth system prediction from the perspective of adding new mechanistic understanding of ecosystem processes. The difficulties of spatial scale and process resolution, and some solutions, are addressed through examples including the representation of coupled carbon and nutrient dynamics, prediction in the extreme environment of the Arctic tundra, and resolving the interface between land and ocean in coastal wetlands.
McCardell Bicentennial Hall 220
Open to the Public