Modeling and Monitoring of Agroecosystem Outcomes

On Thursday, October 24@ 11am ET, join Cary Institute for a virtual scientific seminar by Dr. Yushu Xia, Columbia University.

Improving agricultural management has emerged as a promising natural climate solution because of its potential to improve soil health, enhance carbon sequestration, promote ecosystem productivity, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, monitoring the impact of management practices on soil health and agroecosystem outcomes remains challenging due to the substantial heterogeneity in soils.

This talk will elaborate on leveraging multi-source datasets, which include in-situ direct observations, survey and literature data, and remote sensing images, to monitor soil health and agroecosystem outcomes. At the field level, this talk will present a data-driven, targeted field monitoring design coupled with a high-performance computing (HPC) platform-based modeling approach to generate high spatial resolution estimates needed to support site-specific management decisions.

At a broader scale, this talk will discuss data fusion and modeling methods for improving soil carbon and GHG quantification to guide policy development and large-scale investments in conservation practices. Finally, this talk will address research needs to bridge ecosystem service monitoring with soil health assessment. This talk will demonstrate how data-informed monitoring of soil health and agroecosystem outcomes can benefit various stakeholders and help them adapt to a changing climate.

Free and open to all. Registration required via Eventbrite.

Host or Publisher Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies