Abstract
Data Preparation for Applying Terrestrial Carbon Flux Models to Korean Ecosystem Using ArcGIS
Track: Climate Change
Author
Forest stores carbon dioxide(CO2), one of the major factors of global warming, in vegetation and soils through photosynthesis process. In addition, woods deposit CO2 for a long term until the harvested wood is decomposed or burned, and deforested areas could be expanded the carbon sinks through reforestation. Consequently, forests are considered as one of major sinks of greenhouse gases for mitigating global warming. So it is very important to develop a Korea specific carbon flux model for preparing adaptation measures to climate change.
The objective of this study is to apply vegetation distribution and carbon flux models to Korean ecosystem using GIS-based spatio-temporal data set such as precipitation, maximum and minimum temperature etc. After applying models, we compared Gross Primary Production(GPP), net primary production(NPP), Net Ecosystem Production(NEP), Soil Carbon Storage(SCS), Vegetation Carbon Storage(VCS) of Korean ecosystem. Through comparing the results, we found out applicable models to Korean ecosystem.
Seongjin Yoo
Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering Korea University
yoosjin@gmail.com
Seoul, Seoul 136-701
Korea, South
Phone: 82-2-3290-3470
E-mail: yoosjin@gmail.com
Woo-Kyun Lee
Division of Envrionemental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University
AnamDong 5Ga SungBukGu, Seoul, Korea
Seoul 136-713
Korea, South
Phone: 82-2-3290-3470
E-mail: leewk@korea.ac.kr
Sungho Choi
Division of Envrionemental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University
AnamDong 5Ga SungBukGu, Seoul, Korea
seoul 136-713
Korea, South
Phone: 82-2-3290-3470
E-mail: gkattack@korea.ac.kr
Yowhan Son
Division of Envrionemental Science & Ecological Engineering, Korea University.
AnamDong 5Ga SungBukGu, Seoul, Korea
seoul 136-713
Korea, South
Phone: 82-2-3290-3470
E-mail: yson@korea.ac.kr
Jong-Hwan LIM
Korea Forest Research Institute
Dongdaemungu hoekiro 57
Seoul 130-712
Korea, South
Phone: 82-02-961-2604
E-mail: limjh@forest.go.kr