ORCHIDEE-PEAT (revision 4596), a model for northern peatland CO2, water, and energy fluxes on daily to annual scales

Peatlands store substantial amounts of carbon and are vulnerable to climate change. We present a modified version of the Organising Carbon and Hydrology In Dynamic Ecosystems (ORCHIDEE) land surface model for simulating the hydrology, surface energy, and CO2 fluxes of peatlands on daily to annual timescales. The model includes a separate soil tile in each 0.5 degrees grid cell, defined from a global peatland map and identified with peat-specific soil hydraulic properties. Runoff from non-peat vegetation within a grid cell containing a fraction of peat is routed to this peat soil tile, which maintains shallow water tables. The water table position separates oxic from anoxic decomposition. The model was evaluated against eddy-covariance (EC) observations from 30 northern peatland sites, with the maximum rate of carboxylation (V-cmax) being optimized at each site. Regarding short-term day-to-day variations, the model performance was good for gross primary production (GPP) (r(2) = 0.76; Nash-Sutcliffe modeling efficiency, MEF = 0.76) and ecosystem respiration (ER, r(2) = 0.78, MEF = 0.75), with lesser accuracy for latent heat fluxes (LE, r(2) = 0.42, MEF = 0.14) and and net ecosystem CO2 exchange (NEE, r(2) = 0.38, MEF = 0.26). Seasonal variations in GPP, ER, NEE, and energy fluxes on monthly scales showed moderate to high r(2) values (0.57-0.86). For spatial across-site gradients of annual mean GPP, ER, NEE, and LE, r(2) values of 0.93, 0.89, 0.27, and 0.71 were achieved, respectively. Water table (WT) variation was not well predicted (r(2) <0.1), likely due to the uncertain water input to the peat from surrounding areas. However, the poor performance of WT simulation did not greatly affect predictions of ER and NEE. We found a significant relationship between optimized V-cmax and latitude (temperature), which better reflects the spatial gradients of annual NEE than using an average V-cmax value.Peer reviewe

Global maps of soil temperature

Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2&nbsp;m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1-km2 resolution for 0\u20135 and 5\u201315&nbsp;cm soil depth. These maps were created by calculating the difference (i.e. offset) between in situ soil temperature measurements, based on time series from over 1200 1-km2 pixels (summarized from 8519 unique temperature sensors) across all the world's major terrestrial biomes, and coarse-grained air temperature estimates from ERA5-Land (an atmospheric reanalysis by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts). We show that mean annual soil temperature differs markedly from the corresponding gridded air temperature, by up to 10\ub0C (mean&nbsp;=&nbsp;3.0&nbsp;\ub1&nbsp;2.1\ub0C), with substantial variation across biomes and seasons. Over the year, soils in cold and/or dry biomes are substantially warmer (+3.6&nbsp;\ub1&nbsp;2.3\ub0C) than gridded air temperature, whereas soils in warm and humid environments are on average slightly cooler ( 120.7&nbsp;\ub1&nbsp;2.3\ub0C). The observed substantial and biome-specific offsets emphasize that the projected impacts of climate and climate change on near-surface biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are inaccurately assessed when air rather than soil temperature is used, especially in cold environments. The global soil-related bioclimatic variables provided here are an important step forward for any application in ecology and related disciplines. Nevertheless, we highlight the need to fill remaining geographic gaps by collecting more in situ measurements of microclimate conditions to further enhance the spatiotemporal resolution of global soil temperature products for ecological applications

Global maps of soil temperature

Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1-km² resolution for 0–5 and 5–15 cm soil depth. These maps were created by calculating the difference (i.e., offset) between in-situ soil temperature measurements, based on time series from over 1200 1-km² pixels (summarized from 8500 unique temperature sensors) across all the world’s major terrestrial biomes, and coarse-grained air temperature estimates from ERA5-Land (an atmospheric reanalysis by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts). We show that mean annual soil temperature differs markedly from the corresponding gridded air temperature, by up to 10°C (mean = 3.0 ± 2.1°C), with substantial variation across biomes and seasons. Over the year, soils in cold and/or dry biomes are substantially warmer (+3.6 ± 2.3°C) than gridded air temperature, whereas soils in warm and humid environments are on average slightly cooler (-0.7 ± 2.3°C). The observed substantial and biome-specific offsets emphasize that the projected impacts of climate and climate change on near-surface biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are inaccurately assessed when air rather than soil temperature is used, especially in cold environments. The global soil-related bioclimatic variables provided here are an important step forward for any application in ecology and related disciplines. Nevertheless, we highlight the need to fill remaining geographic gaps by collecting more in-situ measurements of microclimate conditions to further enhance the spatiotemporal resolution of global soil temperature products for ecological applications

Global maps of soil temperature.

Research in global change ecology relies heavily on global climatic grids derived from estimates of air temperature in open areas at around 2 m above the ground. These climatic grids do not reflect conditions below vegetation canopies and near the ground surface, where critical ecosystem functions occur and most terrestrial species reside. Here, we provide global maps of soil temperature and bioclimatic variables at a 1-km2 resolution for 0-5 and 5-15 cm soil depth. These maps were created by calculating the difference (i.e. offset) between in situ soil temperature measurements, based on time series from over 1200 1-km2 pixels (summarized from 8519 unique temperature sensors) across all the world's major terrestrial biomes, and coarse-grained air temperature estimates from ERA5-Land (an atmospheric reanalysis by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts). We show that mean annual soil temperature differs markedly from the corresponding gridded air temperature, by up to 10°C (mean = 3.0 ± 2.1°C), with substantial variation across biomes and seasons. Over the year, soils in cold and/or dry biomes are substantially warmer (+3.6 ± 2.3°C) than gridded air temperature, whereas soils in warm and humid environments are on average slightly cooler (-0.7 ± 2.3°C). The observed substantial and biome-specific offsets emphasize that the projected impacts of climate and climate change on near-surface biodiversity and ecosystem functioning are inaccurately assessed when air rather than soil temperature is used, especially in cold environments. The global soil-related bioclimatic variables provided here are an important step forward for any application in ecology and related disciplines. Nevertheless, we highlight the need to fill remaining geographic gaps by collecting more in situ measurements of microclimate conditions to further enhance the spatiotemporal resolution of global soil temperature products for ecological applications

Cost-efficiency of rainwater collecting systems for individual household

W pracy przeprowadzono analizę technicznych i ekonomicznych aspektów budowy i eksploatacji trzech wariantów instalacji do zagospodarowania wód opadowych, w warunkach klimatycznych centralnej Wielkopolski. Oszacowano ilości wód opadowych, jakie można pozyskać w nieruchomościach zlokalizowanych w gminie Tarnowo Podgórne, zróżnicowanych pod względem powierzchni dachu, na tle normatywnego zużycia wody przez czteroosobowe gospodarstwo domowe. Stwierdzono, że w analizowanych warunkach, gdy dachy mają małą (80 m2), a nawet średnią powierzchnię (135 m2), nie jest możliwe uzyskanie odpowiedniej ilości wody z opadów do pełnego zaspokojenia pozakonsumpcyjnych potrzeb gospodarczych, w latach średnich pod względem rocznej sumy opadów atmosferycznych. Przy obecnych kosztach instalacji w Polsce efektywny pod względem finansowym okazał się najprostszy wariant systemu, który umożliwia wykorzystanie wody jedynie do celów ogrodowych. Zwiększenie efektywności stosowania urządzeń będzie możliwe w przypadku wzrostu cen za doprowadzenie wody i odbiór ścieków stosowanych przez przedsiębiorstwa komunalne, względnie w przypadku zmian warunków finansowania takich zakupów, np. poprzez dopłaty lub preferencyjne oprocentowania kredytów na ich zakup.The aim of this investigation was an assessment of the application effectiveness of three alternatives for rainwater harvesting systems for individual households, in central Great Poland climatic conditions. During the study the amount of storm water, which can be collected from the 3 different size roof areas (80, 135, 185 m2) was assessed, in relation to the needs of a four-person family, for the region of the Tarnowo Podgórne. The receivable amount of rainwater was analysed at a rate of 10, 25, 50% of total annual precipitation occurrence probability, including the lower values, appeared in the period of 1960-2008. For the financial efficiency evaluation of investment, an indicator of the average annual cost per unit (Ws) and the net present value (NPV) were used. The results show that for the Great Poland region with the average annual sum of precipitation of 550mm, only the roof surfaces of 185 m2 and bigger allow obtaining the profits from collected rainwater and reimbursement for building rainwater harvesting installations within 30 years of its operation

Cost-efficiency of rainwater collecting systems for individual household

W pracy przeprowadzono analizę technicznych i ekonomicznych aspektów budowy i eksploatacji trzech wariantów instalacji do zagospodarowania wód opadowych, w warunkach klimatycznych centralnej Wielkopolski. Oszacowano ilości wód opadowych, jakie można pozyskać w nieruchomościach zlokalizowanych w gminie Tarnowo Podgórne, zróżnicowanych pod względem powierzchni dachu, na tle normatywnego zużycia wody przez czteroosobowe gospodarstwo domowe. Stwierdzono, że w analizowanych warunkach, gdy dachy mają małą (80 m2), a nawet średnią powierzchnię (135 m2), nie jest możliwe uzyskanie odpowiedniej ilości wody z opadów do pełnego zaspokojenia pozakonsumpcyjnych potrzeb gospodarczych, w latach średnich pod względem rocznej sumy opadów atmosferycznych. Przy obecnych kosztach instalacji w Polsce efektywny pod względem finansowym okazał się najprostszy wariant systemu, który umożliwia wykorzystanie wody jedynie do celów ogrodowych. Zwiększenie efektywności stosowania urządzeń będzie możliwe w przypadku wzrostu cen za doprowadzenie wody i odbiór ścieków stosowanych przez przedsiębiorstwa komunalne, względnie w przypadku zmian warunków finansowania takich zakupów, np. poprzez dopłaty lub preferencyjne oprocentowania kredytów na ich zakup.The aim of this investigation was an assessment of the application effectiveness of three alternatives for rainwater harvesting systems for individual households, in central Great Poland climatic conditions. During the study the amount of storm water, which can be collected from the 3 different size roof areas (80, 135, 185 m2) was assessed, in relation to the needs of a four-person family, for the region of the Tarnowo Podgórne. The receivable amount of rainwater was analysed at a rate of 10, 25, 50% of total annual precipitation occurrence probability, including the lower values, appeared in the period of 1960-2008. For the financial efficiency evaluation of investment, an indicator of the average annual cost per unit (Ws) and the net present value (NPV) were used. The results show that for the Great Poland region with the average annual sum of precipitation of 550mm, only the roof surfaces of 185 m2 and bigger allow obtaining the profits from collected rainwater and reimbursement for building rainwater harvesting installations within 30 years of its operation

Component of water balance in vertical profile for sixty-year-old pine stand at the Tuczno Forest Inspectorate

W niniejszej pracy przedstawiono zakres badań hydrologicznych oraz ich wyniki uzyskane w roku 2013 na stacji monitoringowej w Nadleśnictwie Tuczno. Powierzchnia poddana analizom położona jest w północno-zachodniej części Polski na terenie województwa zachodniopomorskiego. Bezpośrednio zmierzono trzy z czterech składowych bilansu wodnego w profilu pionowym: opad atmosferyczny (P), ewapotranspirację (E) oraz zmianę retencji (wilgotność gleby) (ΔR). Odpływ (H) natomiast obliczono ze wzoru: H = P – E – ΔR. Do pomiarów ww. parametrów wykorzystano aparaturę pomiarową składającą się z: – deszczomierzy korytkowych TPG-124-H24 – A-STER i WXT520 – Vaisala (opad atmosferyczny); – system kowariancji wirów (anemometr CSAT3 Campbell Sci. i analizator gazowy LI-7500 – Licor) – pomiar ewapotranspiracji; – reflektometry Campbell Sci. – CS616 (metoda TDR – wilgotność gleby). Obliczone na podstawie zmian wilgotności gleby zmiany retencji dla przedziałów 30 minutowych wykazują synchroniczne fluktuacje do odpowiednich sum opadów atmosferycznych. Amplitudy zmienności wilgotności gleb są odwrotnie proporcjonalne do głębokości p.p.t. (poniżej poziomu terenu). Obliczona średnia wartość odpływu jednostkowego oscyluje w normowym zakresie dla tego regionu.In this paper the scope of hydrological investigations and the results obtained in year 2013 on monitoring station at the Tuczno forest inspectorate was presented. The analyzed area is located in the north-west part of Poland in Pomerania province. Three of four components of water balance were directly measured in vertical profile : precipitation (P), evapotranspiration (E) and changes of water retention (soil moisture) (ΔR). The outflow (H) was computed by use of following equation: H = P – E – ΔR. In order to measure above mentioned parameters we have used set of instruments consisted of: tipping bucket rain-gauges A-STER and WXT510 meteorological station (precipitation); – eddy covariance system (anemometer CSAT 3 and Li-7500 IR gas analyzer) – evapotranspiration; – and few reflectometers CS616 (TDR method – soil moisture). Changes of water retention in 30 minute periods, calculated on the basis of soil moisture fluctuations indicate that they show synchronous fluctuations in the respective sums of precipitation. The amplitudes of soil moisture fluctuatons are inversely proportional to depth the u.s.a. Computed average value of specific outflow oscillate between normative values for this region

Net ecosystem productivity and its environmental controls in a mature Scots pine stand in north-western Poland

Although there have been many studies of the net ecosystem productivity (NEP) of different types of forests around the world, the CO2 dynamics in afforested pine stands of Central Europe are poorly understood. To fill this gap, continuous eddy-covariance (EC) measurements of net ecosystem exchange (NEE) were made from January 2008 to December 2013 in a 62-year-old temperate afforested Scots pine stand near Tuczno. The site is located in north-western Poland, where forests account for almost 30% of the land area and are dominated by Scots pine. Weather conditions during this 5-year period were mostly warm and wet. In all 5 years, air temperature (T-a) was higher than the 30-year (1983-2013) mean and by 3.3 degrees C during winter 2008, while pr.ecipitation (P) was noticeably higher only in summer months. The high productivity of the forest, which sequestered 118 Mg of CO2 per ha over the 5-year period, is likely because it was planted on fertile meadowland. Annual net ecosystem productivity (NEP = -NEE) ranged from 494 g C m(-2) in 2012 to 765 g C m(-2) in 2009, with an average of 645 gC m(-2). The interannual variation in NEP was attributed more to the interannual variation in gross ecosystem photosynthesis (GEP) than to ecosystem respiration (R). Moreover, both annual NEP and GEP significantly decreased over the 5 years. This was the result of increasingly drier springs and wetter summers as time progressed during the 5-year period, as compared to the 30-year averages, which resulted in a gradual reduction in the growing season NEP and consequently the annual values. Seasonal values of NEP were highly correlated with T-a, photosynthetic photon flux density and vapor pressure deficit. The sensitivity of NEP to T-a was largely due to the much higher sensitivity of GEP to T-a compared to that of R. Although the interannual variability in NEP for separate seasons could not be explained using seasonal values of individual meteorological variables, a hygrothermal index, defined as P/10T(a), explained a large proportion of the interannual variability in NEP in spring and summer. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved

The full GHG balance of croplands under seven-year rotation scheme and conventional tillage practices in Poland

Greenhouse gases fluxes were measured with chambers on the selected plots of the experimental arable station of Poznan University of Life Sciences in Brody (52o26’N, 16o18’E), Poland. This is a long term experiment, where the same crops are cultivated under the same fertilization treatment schemes (eleven combinations) since 1957. At the blocks of the full 7-year rotation, there are cultivated in permanent rotation: winter wheat ->winter rye -> potato ->spring barley -> triticale and alfalfa (till the second year). GHG fluxes have been measured on plots with the same fertilization level (Nmin-90kg, K2O-120 kg/ha, P2O5-60 kg/ha and Ca), which is very close to the average amount of mineral fertilization applied in western Poland. No catch crops were cultivated between the main crops. The soil was classified as Albic Luviosols according to FAO 2006 classification. CO2 fluxes have been measured monthly since March 2011, while N2O and CH4 fluxes since March 2012 (weekly) and measurements were continued till October 2013. CO2 fluxes were measured with dynamic chambers, while N2O and CH4 fluxes were measured with both static and dynamic chambers approaches (using LOSGATOS gas analyser). Carbon net ecosystem exchange (NEE) and ecosystem respiration (Reco) have been modelled for the entire period based on the measured fluxes (different management treatments were included in the model), while N2O and CH4 fluxes were linearly interpolated between campaigns. Taking into account the accumulation periods between 15th of October and 14th of October of the next year the cumulated NEE was negative only in case of alfalfa, winter rye and winter wheat, reaching in average -3.5 tCO2-C ha-1 for alfalfa and winter rye fields and around -0.4 tCO2-C ha-1 for winter wheat in seasons 2011-2012 and 2012-2013. While, cumulated NEE for spring crops (potato and spring barley) was positive for the same periods and reached in average 1.1 tCO2-C ha-1 and 2.5 tCO2-C ha-1 for spring barley and potatoes, respectively. The fields with spring crops have positive NEE, and hence negative climatic impact, because by more than half of the year the soil was bared and no catch crops were cultivated between main crops. For the entire 12-months period the highest N2O emission rates were recorded at plots of winter wheat and winter rye and reached 2.2 kgN2O-N ha-1 and 2.0 kgN2O-N ha-1, respectively. At plots of alfalfa and potatoes the emission rates were close to 1.5 kgN2O-N ha-1, while at spring barley plots the emission did not exceed 1.1 kgN2O-N ha-1. At the same time, the yearly CH4 uptake reached from -0.9 kgCH4-C ha-1 at plots of alfalfa, -1.5 kgCH4-C ha-1 at plots of winter wheat to around -1.7 kgCH4-C ha-1 at winter rye, potato and spring barley plots