Title of Submission
Sensitivity of Energy, Water, and Nutrient Cycles to Microtopographic Parameters in ELM
Degree Program
Geosciences, PhD
Major Advisor Name
Nancy Glenn
Type of Submission
Scholarly Poster
Abstract
Northern peatlands are a major component of the global carbon cycle, and as the climate warms, are expected to experience a positive feedback loop between atmospheric CO2 and C emissions. Carbon dynamics in peatlands are not well simulated in land surface models, and are influenced by small-scale variations in elevation (microtopography). Here we test the sensitivity of a suite of output variables associated with energy, water, and nutrient cycles to uncertain microtopographic parameters in the land surface model in E3SM (ELM). Net ecosystem exchange, the flux of CO2 between the land and atmosphere, was highly influenced by microtopographic parameters.
Funding Information
This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Biological and Environmental Research. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is managed by UT-Battelle, LLC, for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725.