carbon dynamics of peatswamp forest
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By Dr Charles Harvey, SMARTTRANSCRIPT
Carbon Dynamics in Bruneiʼs Peat ForestsCharles Harvey, MIT
SMART/Brunei Forestry Collaboration
Pro#les ofhydraulic andbiogeochemicalcharacterization
Solar-poweredresearch station
Automatedriver gages
Piezometers withpressure transducers
Automatedrain gages
Eddy-#uxtowers
Transmissionline
Foot print of #uxmeasurements
River carbon#ux stations
Belait
Dam it
MendaramMendaram tower site
Mendaram study area
Dam ittower site
Dam itstudy area
SarawakLabiHills
Baram
Kuala Belait
Seria
Operat ional 2011-09 Under developm entSite overview
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Damit River
5 km
(3) How does deforestation affect peat?
(2) How does peat accumulate?
Chicken-or-egg conundrumLocal dynamics in peat domes
(1) What are the carbon fluxes to and from peat lands?
Questions:
1. Power supply and infrastructure2. Small-scale characterization Soil chambers Meter-scale hydrology Core analysis3. Large-scale fluxes River fluxes Atmospheric fluxes4. Biogeochemical Characterization 5. Hydrologic models6. Ecosystem models
Project Components
Solar-powered research station
Project Components1. Power supply and infrastructure2. Small-scale characterization Soil chambers Meter-scale hydrology Core analysis3. Large-scale fluxes River fluxes Atmospheric fluxes4. Biogeochemical Characterization 5. Hydrologic models6. Ecosystem models
Soil gaschambers
Project Components1. Power supply and infrastructure2. Small-scale characterization Soil chambers Meter-scale hydrology Core analysis3. Large-scale fluxes River fluxes Atmospheric fluxes4. Biogeochemical Characterization 5. Hydrologic models6. Ecosystem models
Meter Scale Hydrology
Project Components1. Power supply and infrastructure2. Small-scale characterization Soil chambers Meter-scale hydrology Core analysis3. Large-scale fluxes River fluxes Atmospheric fluxes4. Biogeochemical Characterization 5. Hydrologic models6. Ecosystem models
CoreAnalysis
Project Components1. Power supply and infrastructure2. Small-scale characterization Soil chambers Meter-scale hydrology Core analysis3. Large-scale fluxes River fluxes Atmospheric fluxes4. Biogeochemical Characterization 5. Hydrologic models6. Ecosystem models
River Fluxes
Project Components1. Power supply and infrastructure2. Small-scale characterization Soil chambers Meter-scale hydrology Core analysis3. Large-scale fluxes River fluxes Atmospheric fluxes4. Biogeochemical Characterization 5. Hydrologic models6. Ecosystem models
Atmospheric Exchange
Fieldwork
Helicopter drop of field equipment
Project Components1. Power supply and infrastructure2. Small-scale characterization Soil chambers Meter-scale hydrology Core analysis3. Large-scale fluxes River fluxes Atmospheric fluxes4. Biogeochemical Characterization 5. Hydrologic models6. Ecosystem models
Biogeochemical sampling
Chloride
Project Components1. Power supply and infrastructure2. Small-scale characterization Soil chambers Meter-scale hydrology Core analysis3. Large-scale fluxes River fluxes Atmospheric fluxes4. Biogeochemical Characterization 5. Hydrologic models6. Ecosystem models
Project Components1. Power supply and infrastructure2. Small-scale characterization Soil chambers Meter-scale hydrology Core analysis3. Large-scale fluxes River fluxes Atmospheric fluxes4. Biogeochemical Characterization 5. Hydrologic models6. Ecosystem models
Ecological modeling
• Brunei’s peat forest are a unique and valuable resource
• We are building novel sensors that quantify carbon fluxes into and out of the peat lands and are designed to work in the peat forest
• We are combing data with models to better understand how peat is created and destroyed
Thank You