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Dr Matthias Kuhnert

Dr Matthias Kuhnert
Dr Matthias Kuhnert
Dr Matthias Kuhnert

Advanced Research Fellow

Accepting PhDs

About
Email Address
matthias.kuhnert@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address
1.26 Cruickshank Building
Old Aberdeen Campus
St. Machar Drive
AB24 3UU

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School/Department
School of Biological Sciences

Biography

since 2010 Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences of the University of Aberdeen (Scotland)

2007 - 2010 Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology of the Technische Universitaet Dresden (Germany)

2003 - 2006 GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (Germany)

2002 Visiting scholar at the Institute of Ecological Economics at the University of Maryland (USA)

1994 - 1997 Biological Technician at the Max-Planck-Institute of Experimental Medicine in Goettingen (Germany)

Research

Research Overview

The research focus is environmental modelling, with the focus on greenhouse gas emissions and soil organic carbon. Especially, croplands and potential mitigation options for climate change were part of recent research. Here negative emissions (carbon sequestration to capture and store carbon from the atmosphere) are of major interest.

Alongside carbon sequestration strategies, carbon accounting including the measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) of soil organic carbon changes is of special interest. MRV systems provide data for soil organic carbon changes, which are required for carbon certificate trading, legal obligations or subsidies. My actual work shows also a strong focus on developing applicable MRV systems, which are crucial to implement mitigation strategies.

As an environmental modeller, I use a wide range of different models. In my actual work and mainly use the biogeochemical models DAYCENT and ECOSSE. The actual focus of my modelling work is on European agriculture and rice systems.

 

Key words: MRV systems, Map Comparison, Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere-Transfer, phenology, ecological modelling, soil erosion, water repellent soils, nitrogen Emissions, scale effects, extreme events, GHG emissions, soil organic carbon, SOC modelling, decomposition, croplands, agriculture, climate neutral, sustainable farming, organic farming

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Biological and Environmental Sciences.

Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your research ideas further.

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Biological and Environmental Sciences

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Research Specialisms

  • Soil Science
  • Agriculture

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

ClieNFarms: https://www.inrae.fr/en/news/more-climate-neutral-and-climate-resilient-farms-across-europe

VERIFY: http://verify.lsce.ipsl.fr/

 

Past Research

CIRCASA: https://www.circasa-project.eu/

U-GRASS: https://www.soilsecurity.org/u-grass/

MACSUR: http://macsur.eu/

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

SBS Master projects

Honours Essay Course (BI4517)

Part of the "Catchment Management Course" (EK5511) lecture series: Introduction to hydrological Modelling (this includes a lecture, a practical exercise and a tutorial)

Part of the "Ecology and Environmental Science" (BI1511) lecture series: Interconnectivity, Biogeochemistry 1 + 2, Climate Change and Mitigation

Supervision of 3 PhD students.

Publications

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  • A comprehensive review of soil organic carbon estimates: Integrating remote sensing and machine learning technologies

    Li, T., Cui, L., Kuhnert, M., McLaren, T. I., Pandey, R., Liu, H., Wang, W., Xu, Z., Xia, A., Dalal, R. C., Dang, Y. P.
    Journal of Soils and Sediments
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • On the adjusted N2O emission factor in dry subhumid, semiarid, and arid regions

    Shang, Z., Cui, X., van Groenigen, K. J., Kuhnert, M., Abdalla, M., Luo, J., Zhang, W., Song, Z., Jiang, Y., Smith, P., Zhou, F.
    Global Change Biology, vol. 30, no. 7, e17402
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Biological Carbon Sequestration Technologies

    Vetter, S., Kuhnert, M., Smith, P.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Entries for Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

  • Global cropland nitrous oxide emissions in fallow period are comparable to growing-season emissions

    Shang, Z., Cui, X., Van Groenigen, K., Kuhnert, M., Abdalla, M., Luo, J., Zhang, W., Song, Z., Jiang, Y., Smith, P., Zhou, F.
    Global Change Biology, vol. 30, no. 2, e17165
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Modeling Denitrification: Can We Report What We Don't Know?

    Grosz, B., Matson, A., Butterbach-Bahl, K., Clough, T., Davidson, E. A., Dechow, R., DelGrosso, S., Diamantopoulos, E., Dörsch, P., Haas, E., He, H., Henri, C. V., Hui, D., Kleineidam, K., Kraus, D., Kuhnert, M., Léonard, J., Müller, C., Petersen, S. O., Sihi, D., Vogeler, I., Well, R., Yeluripati, J., Zhang, J., Scheer, C.
    AGU Advances, vol. 4, no. 6, e2023AV000990
    Contributions to Journals: Comments and Debates

  • Towards a farmer-feasible soil health assessment that is globally applicable

    Hughes, H., Koolen, S., Kuhnert, M., Baggs, E., Maund, S., Mullier, G., Hillier, J.
    Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 345, 118582
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The consolidated European synthesis of CO2 emissions and removals for the European Union and United Kingdom: 1990-2020

    McGrath, M. J., Petrescu, A. M. R., Peylin, P., Andrew, R. M., Matthews, B., Dentener, F., Balkovič, J., Bastrikov, V., Becker, M., Broquet, G., Ciais, P., Fortems-Cheiney, A., Ganzenmüller, R., Grassi, G., Harris, I., Jones, M., Knauer, J., Kuhnert, M., Monteil, G., Munassar, S., Palmer, P. I., Peters, G. P., Qiu, C., Schelhaas, M. J., Tarasova, O., Vizzarri, M., Winkler, K., Balsamo, G., Berchet, A., Briggs, P., Brockmann, P., Chevallier, F., Conchedda, G., Crippa, M., Dellaert, S. N., Denier Van Der Gon, H. A., Filipek, S., Friedlingstein, P., Fuchs, R., Gauss, M., Gerbig, C., Guizzardi, D., Günther, D., Houghton, R. A., Janssens-Maenhout, G., Lauerwald, R., Lerink, B., Luijkx, I. T., Moulas, G., Muntean, M., Nabuurs, G. J., Paquirissamy, A., Perugini, L., Peters, W., Pilli, R., Pongratz, J., Regnier, P., Scholze, M., Serengil, Y., Smith, P., Solazzo, E., Thompson, R. L., Tubiello, F. N., Vesala, T., Walther, S.
    Earth System Science Data, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 4295-4370
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Soil organic carbon stocks potentially at risk of decline with organic farming expansion

    Gaudaré, U., Kuhnert, M., Smith, P., Martin, M., Barbieri, P., Pellerin, S., Nesme, T.
    Nature Climate Change, vol. 13, pp. 719-725
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Environmental Issues: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    Vetter, S., Nayak, D., McBey, D., Dondini, M., Kuhnert, M., Oyesiku-Blakemore, J.
    Sustainable Food Science: A Comprehensive Approach. Ferranti, P. (ed.). Elsevier, pp. 216-248, 33 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)

  • The consolidated European synthesis of CH4 and N2O emissions for the European Union and United Kingdom: 1990-2019

    Petrescu, A. M. R., Qiu, C., McGrath, M. J., Peylin, P., Peters, G. P., Ciais, P., Thompson, R. L., Tsuruta, A., Brunner, D., Kuhnert, M., Matthews, B., Palmer, P. I., Tarasova, O., Regnier, P., Lauerwald, R., Bastviken, D., Höglund-Isaksson, L., Winiwarter, W., Etiope, G., Aalto, T., Balsamo, G., Bastrikov, V., Berchet, A., Brockmann, P., Ciotoli, G., Conchedda, G., Crippa, M., Dentener, F., Groot Zwaaftink, C. D., Guizzardi, D., Günther, D., Haussaire, J. M., Houweling, S., Janssens-Maenhout, G., Kouyate, M., Leip, A., Leppänen, A., Lugato, E., Maisonnier, M., Manning, A. J., Markkanen, T., McNorton, J., Muntean, M., Oreggioni, G. D., Patra, P. K., Perugini, L., Pison, I., Raivonen, M. T., Saunois, M., Segers, A. J., Smith, P., Solazzo, E., Tian, H., Tubiello, F. N., Vesala, T., Van Der Werf, G. R., Wilson, C., Zaehle, S.
    Earth System Science Data, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 1197-1268
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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