Organic soils act as a key source or sink for all three main greenhouse gases (GHG; CO2, CH4 and N2O). According to national GHG inventories more than 90 % of the emissions from organic forest soils are reported in Nordic and Baltic countries. There is still high uncertainty in the emission factors (EF) applied, however. The aim of this project is to collate published data and construct more precise EFs for the Nordic-Baltic region.
We aim to produce
i) a synthesis report of the CO2 , N2O, and CH4 emissions from drained organic forest soils in the Nordic and Baltic countries and factors regulating these emissions;
ii) evaluation of how to improve measurement protocols to improve the usability of data for construction of EFs
iii) a common research agenda for future research to fill in identified data gaps
Kesto
1.1.2016–31.12.2018
Koordinaattori
University of Göteborg
Partnerit
University of Göteborg
Latvian Forest Research Institute Silava, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, University f Copenhagen, University of Tartu, University of Akureyri, Agricultural University of Iceland, University of Helsinki