Abstract



Predicting the Vegetation Distribution and Terrestrial Carbon-Fluxes Using MC1 Model
Track: Climate Change
Author(s): Sungho Choi, Woo-Kyun Lee, Hanbin Kawk, Sora Kim

The objective of this study was to predict the distribution of vegetation and terrestrial carbon fluxes in Korea ecosystem by certain simulations of the MAPSS-CENTURY (MC1) model. For the overall simulations, it was required to prepare two categories –climatic and ancillary– of input data. ECHO-G model provided future climate data under A1B scenario. In addition, both World Soil Map from FAO and DEM of Korea were revised by IDSW (Inverse Distance Squared Weighting) method in ArcGIS. As results of simulations on the equilibrium module, the potential vegetation of Korea was evaluated as cool temperate mixed forest, and total tree carbon of Korea was estimated from 5.4 to 13.9 g/m2. On the transient module, there were certain changes in vegetation distribution and carbon dynamics in future Korea ecosystem. However, it needs to develop Korea-specific dynamic vegetation model in that some parameters and algorithms of MC1 are not apt for Korea ecosystem.

Sungho Choi
Korea University
Rm# 322, College of Life Science Bldg #2, Korea University,
Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, Korea
Seoul , Seoul 136-713
Korea, South
Phone: 82 10 9083 6596
Fax: 82 2 3290 3470
E-mail: gkattack@korea.ac.kr

Woo-Kyun Lee
Korea University
Department of environmental science and ecological engineering,
College of life science, Korea University
Seoul , Seoul 136-713
Korea, South
Phone: 82 2 3290 3016
E-mail: leewk@korea.ac.kr

Hanbin Kawk
Korea University
Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Science,
Korea University, Anamdong, Seongbukgu
Seoul , Seoul 136-713
Korea, South
Phone: 82 2 3290 3470
E-mail: nextsunday@korea.ac.kr

Sora Kim
Korea Univserity
Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Science,
Korea Univesity, Anamdong, Seongbuk-gu
Seoul , Seoul 136-713
Korea, South
Phone: 82 2 3290 3470
E-mail: allwhile@korea.ac.kr