YASSO07-a Soil Carbon Budgeting Model Backgrounds-Use-Interpretation Michael Englisch Department for Forest Ecology and Soils Federal Forest Research Centre,Vienna Austria Northwest A&F University,College of Forestry,Yangling October 2013
Michael Englisch Department for Forest Ecology and Soils Federal Forest Research Centre, Vienna Austria Northwest A & F University, College of Forestry, Yangling October 2013 YASSO07 – a Soil Carbon Budgeting Model Backgrounds – Use - Interpretation
Aim of this lecture Give background on how to assess changes in soil carbon Give an overview on YASSO07 model Why you could use YASSO07 model What you can do with YASSO07 model ·Some pitfalls Have a little bit of practice B FW nstitut fur Waldokologie und Boden
Aim of this lecture • Give background on how to assess changes in soil carbon • Give an overview on YASSO07 model • Why you could use YASSO07 model • What you can do with YASSO07 model • Some pitfalls • Have a little bit of practice
Contents (Very short)Introduction to Austrian forests and useful data in Austria for YASSO07 Background:possibilities to measure and calculate changes in soil carbon;advantages and draw-backs;why use models;why use YASSO07? Introduction to YASSO07; Data requirements for YASSO07; ·Using YASSO07; examples of applications and analyses; 3 FW conclusions
Contents • (Very short) Introduction to Austrian forests and useful data in Austria for YASSO07 • Background: possibilities to measure and calculate changes in soil carbon; advantages and draw-backs; why use models; why use YASSO07? • Introduction to YASSO07; • Data requirements for YASSO07; • Using YASSO07; • examples of applications and analyses; • conclusions
B FW nstitut fur Waldokologie und Boden
Austria: Forest area 4.000.000 ha(47.6 % timber stock 1135 Mill m3, (337m3.ha1)[ANF12007/09] Main tree species:Picea abies,Fagus sylvatica
Austria: Forest area 4.000.000 ha (47.6 %) timber stock 1135 Mill m³, (337 m³.ha-1 ) [ANFI 2007/09] Main tree species: Picea abies, Fagus sylvatica