GHG Europe
Synthesis of the European Greenhouse Gas Budget
Context
More than 50 % of the European land surface is used for agricultural and forestry production. Land management directly impacts the terrestrial sources and sinks of greenhouse gases (GHGs).
In the view of climate change it is crucial to know the amount of GHGs released into the atmosphere by anthropogenic activities. But also natural drivers such as climate variability influence the GHG balance of European ecosystems. The attribution of GHG emissions to anthropogenic and natural drivers is the ultimate challenge tackled in the GHG-Europe project and is the precondition to assess the potential for GHG reduction from agriculture and forestry in Europe.
Objectives
The GHG-Europe project aims to improve our understanding and capacity for predicting the European terrestrial carbon and greenhouse gas budget.
Research Questions
- Which part of the terrestrial GHG emissions is anthropogenic?
- Which ecosystems are particularly susceptible to changes in climate?
- Which options are available in agriculture and forestry management to keep carbon (C) sinks and minimize GHG emissions?
Publications
2022
Wang Y-R, Buchmann N, Hessen DO, Stordal F, Erisman JW, Vollsnes AV, Andersen T, Dolman H (2022) Disentangling effects of natural and anthropogenic drivers on forest net ecosystem production. Science of The Total Environment 839: 156326, doi: external page10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156326call_made
2021
Merbold L, Decock C, Eugster W, Fuchs K, Wolf B, Buchmann N, Hörtnagl L (2021) Are there memory effects on greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, N2O and CH4) following grassland restoration? Biogeosciences 18: 1481-1498, doi: external page10.5194/bg-18-1481-2021call_made
2020
Fuchs K, Merbold L, Buchmann N, Bretscher D, Brilli L, Decock C, Fitton N, Topp CFE, Klumpp K, Lieffering M, Martin R, Newton PCD, Rees RM, Rolinski S, Smith P, Snow V (2020) Multi-model evaluation of nitrous oxide emissions from an intensively managed grassland. Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences 125: e2019JG005261, doi: external page10.1029/2019JG005261call_made
Merbold L, Decock C, Eugster W, Fuchs K, Wolf B, Buchmann N, Hörtnagl L (2020) Memory effects on greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, N2O and CH4) following grassland restoration? Biogeosciences Discussions, doi: external page10.5194/bg-2020-141call_made
2016
Risi C, Ogée J, Bony S, Bariac T, Raz-Yaseef N, Wingate L, Welker J, Knohl A, Kurz-Besson C, Leclerc M, Zhang G, Buchmann N, Santrucek J, Hronkova M, David T, Peylin P, Guglielmo F (2016) The Water Isotopic Version of the Land-Surface Model ORCHIDEE: Implementation, Evaluation, Sensitivity to Hydrological Parameters. Hydrology Current Research 7: 258 external pagedoi:10.4172/2157-7587.1000258call_made
2013
Imer D, Merbold L, Eugster W, Buchmann N (2013) Temporal and spatial variations of CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes at three differently managed grasslands. Biogeosciences, 10: 5931-5945 doi: external page10.5194/bg-10-5931-2013call_made
Imer D, Merbold L, Eugster W, Buchmann N (2013) Temporal and spatial variations of CO2, CH4 and N2O fluxes at three differently managed grasslands. Biogeosciences Discussions 10: 2635-2673 doi: external page10.5194/bgd-10-2635-2013call_made
Merbold L, Steinlin C, Hagedorn F: Winter greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4 and N2O) from a sub-‐alpine grassland (2013), Biogeosciences Discussions 10: 401-445
Wolf S (2013) Insight: forests use water more efficiently during spring drought. external pageEnvironmentalResearchWebcall_made
Wolf S, Eugster W, Ammann C, Häni M, Zielis M, Hiller R, Stieger J, Imer D, Merbold L, Buchmann N (2013) Contrasting response of grassland forest carbon and water fluxes to spring drought in Switzerland. Environmental Research Letters 8(3): 035007 . doi: external page10.1088/1748-9326/8/3/035007call_made