Chaudhary, Nitin; Miller, Paul A; Smith, Benjamin (2017): Modelling Holocene peatland dynamics [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.875116, Supplement to: Chaudhary, N et al. (2016): Modelling Holocene peatland dynamics with an individual-based dynamic vegetation model. Biogeosciences Discussions, 1-46, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-2016-319
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Abstract:
Dynamic global vegetation models (DGVMs) are designed for the study of past, present and future vegetation patterns together with associated biogeochemical cycles and climate feedbacks. However, current DGVMs lack functionality for the representation of peatlands, an important store of carbon at high latitudes. We demonstrate a new implementation of peatland dynamics in a customised "Arctic" version of the dynamic vegetation model LPJ-GUESS, simulating the long-term evolution of selected northern peatland ecosystems and assessing the effect of changing climate on peatland carbon balance. Our approach employs a dynamic multi-layer soil with representation of freeze-thaw processes and litter inputs from a dynamically-varying mixture of the main peatland plant functional types; mosses, dwarf shrubs and graminoids. The model was calibrated and tested for a sub-arctic mire in Stordalen, Sweden, and validated at a temperate bog site in Mer Bleue, Canada. A regional evaluation of simulated carbon fluxes, hydrology and vegetation dynamics encompassed additional locations spread across Scandinavia. Simulated peat accumulation was found to be generally consistent with published data and the model was able to capture reported long-term vegetation dynamics, water table position and carbon fluxes. A series of sensitivity experiments were carried out to investigate the vulnerability of high latitude peatlands to climate change. We found that the Stordalen mire may be expected to sequester more carbon in the first half of the 21st century due to milder and wetter climate conditions, a longer growing season, and CO2 fertilization effect, turning into a carbon source after mid-century because of higher decomposition rates in response to warming soils.
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 56.869500 * Median Longitude: -28.233500 * South-bound Latitude: 45.389000 * West-bound Longitude: -75.517000 * North-bound Latitude: 68.350000 * East-bound Longitude: 19.050000
Minimum Elevation: 350.0 m * Maximum Elevation: 350.0 m
Event(s):
Stordalen_1 (Stordalen_core1) * Latitude: 68.350000 * Longitude: 19.050000 * Elevation: 350.0 m * Recovery: 211 cm * Location: Sweden * Method/Device: Peat corer (PEATC) * Comment: Details to core Stordalen_core1 : Coring year: 2003 ; peatland type: subarctic_permafrost_peatland ; basal age depth: 100 cm; basal age: 2675 uncalib.; basal age: 4717 calBP; n dates: 26 ; Core microtopography: hummock ; carbon rate site: Y2 ; peat properties site: Y
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# | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
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1 | Event label | Event | Chaudhary, Nitin | |||
2 | File name | File name | Chaudhary, Nitin | |||
3 | File format | File format | Chaudhary, Nitin | |||
4 | File size | File size | kByte | Chaudhary, Nitin | ||
5 | Uniform resource locator/link to file | URL file | Chaudhary, Nitin |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
8 data points
Data
1 Event | 2 File name | 3 File format | 4 File size [kByte] | 5 URL file |
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Mer_Bleue | Mer_Bleue | ZIP | 9848.513 | Mer_Bleue.zip |
Stordalen_1 | Stordalen | ZIP | 9926.185 | Stordalen.zip |