Advanced Research Fellow
- About
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- Email Address
- matthias.kuhnert@abdn.ac.uk
- Office Address
Dr. Matthias Kuhnert Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, 23 St Machar Drive, Room G43 Aberdeen AB24 3UU Scotland, UK
- 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
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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
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
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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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Crop growth and soil water fluxes at erosion-affected arable sites: Using weighing lysimeter data for model intercomparison
Vadose zone journal, vol. 19, no. 1, 20058Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/vzj2.20058
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/18902/1/Groh_VZJ_Crop_Growth_and_VOR.pdf
Modelling greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation potentials in fertilized paddy rice fields in Bangladesh
Geoderma, vol. 341, pp. 206-215Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.01.047
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13635/1/Manuscript_revised.pdf
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Effects of input data aggregation on simulated crop yields in temperate and Mediterranean climates
European Journal of Agronomy, vol. 103, pp. 32-46Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSoil organic carbon sequestration and mitigation potential in a rice cropland in Bangladesh: a modelling approach
Field Crops Research, vol. 226, pp. 16-27Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2018.07.001
Model Based Regional Estimates of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potentials from Rice Croplands in Bangladesh
Land, vol. 7, no. 3, 82Contributions to Journals: ArticlesProjecting soil under future climate and land use scenarios (Modelling)
Soil Carbon Storage: Modulators, Mechanisms and Modeling. Singh, B. K. (ed.). Academic Press, pp. 281-309, 29 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-812766-7.00009-3
Modelling spatial and inter-annual variations of nitrous oxide emissions from UK cropland and grasslands using DailyDayCent
Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 250, pp. 1-11Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880917303894
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2017.08.032
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/9275/1/Modelling_spatial_and_inter_annual_variations_of_nitrous_oxide_emissions_from_UK_cropland_and_grasslands_using_DailyDayCent.pdf
Simulating soil carbon sequestration from long term fertilizer and manure additions under continuous wheat using the DailyDayCent model
Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, vol. 109, no. 3, pp. 291-302Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGlobal Hotspots of Conflict Risk between Food Security and Biodiversity Conservation
Land, vol. 6, no. 4, 67Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe implication of input data aggregation on up-scaling soil organic carbon changes
Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 96, pp. 361-377Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2017.06.046