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Terrestrial Ecosystem Science. AmeriFlux P.I. meeting January 31, 2011. J Michael Kuperberg, Ph.D. Dan Stover, Ph.D. Department of Energy Office of Science. William Brinkman Director Patricia Dehmer Deputy Director. Basic Energy Sciences. Biological and Environmental Research (BER) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Office of Science
Office of Biological and Environmental Research
J Michael Kuperberg, Ph.D.
Dan Stover, Ph.D.
Terrestrial Ecosystem Science
AmeriFlux P.I. meetingJanuary 31, 2011
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research2
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research3
Department of Energy Office of Science
William BrinkmanDirector
Patricia DehmerDeputy Director
HighEnergyPhysics
Biological and Environmental
Research (BER)Sharlene
Weatherwax, Acting Associate Director
BasicEnergy
Sciences
FusionEnergy
Sciences
AdvancedScientific
ComputingResearch
NuclearPhysics
Biological Systems ScienceSharlene
Weatherwax,Director
Climate and Environmental
SciencesGary Geernaert,
Director
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research4
Biological and Environmental Research Mission• To understand complex biological, climatic, and
environmental systems across spatial and temporal scales.
• BER provides the foundational science to:– Support the development of biofuels as major, secure, and sustainable
national energy resources– Understand the potential effects of greenhouse gas emissions on
Earth’s climate and biosphere and the implications of these emissions for our energy future
– Predict the fate and transport of contaminants in the subsurface environment at DOE sites
– Develop new tools to explore the interface of biological and physical sciences
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research5
Biological and Environmental Research Approach• Understanding complex biological and environmental systems across
many spatial and temporal scales:– From the sub-micron to the global – From individual molecules to ecosystems– From nanoseconds to millennia
• Integrating science by tightly coupling theory, observations, experiments, models, and simulations
• Supporting interdisciplinary research to address critical national needs
• Engaging national laboratories, universities, and the private sector to generate the best possible science
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research6
Biological and Environmental Research Divisions
Biological Systems Science Division
Climate and Environmental Sciences Division
• Genomic Science Program
• Bioenergy Research Centers
• DOE Joint Genome Institute
• Low Dose Radiation
• Radiochemistry, Imaging, and Instrumentation
• Structural Biology
• Climate Change Research
• Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring (ARM) Climate Research Facility
• Subsurface Biogeochemical Research
• Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research7
Climate & Environmental Sciences Division(FY 10 funding levels)
• Research Programs
−Climate and Earth System Modeling ($69.7M)
−Atmospheric Systems Research ($26.4M)
−Environmental Systems Science
• Terrestrial Ecosystem Science ($32.6M)
• Subsurface Biogeochemical Research ($49.8M)
• Facilities
−Atmospheric Radiation Monitoring (ARM) Climate Research Facility ($41.8M)
−Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory ($52.0M)
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research8
Subsurface Biogeochemical Research
Terrestrial Ecosystem Science
Environmental System Science
http://www.sc.doe.gov/ober/ClimateRoadmapWorkshop_2010.pdf
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research9
Terrestrial Ecosystem Science
Foundational science to improve our predictive understanding of terrestrial ecosystems in the context of a changing climate
Observations
Manipulations
Large-scale, long-term field studies
Process modeling with ties to earth- system models
Funding to universities and national laboratories
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research10
Terrestrial Ecosystem Science
Foundational ecological science– Specific terrestrial and ecological processes
– Both for steady and rapidly changing climate conditions
Multiscale ecosystem experiments– Multiple ecological process interactions
– Existing and future rates of climate change
– Dedicated experiments, including manipulative
Process modeling– Translates understanding into multi-process models
– To be assimilated into earth system models and integrated assessments
– Uncertainty quantification
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research11
AmeriFlux sites
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research12
Molecular biology (-omics)
NGEE Concept(Next Generation Ecosystem “Experiment”)
Process
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research13
Climate Change and Permafrost Ecosystems
Approach• Collaborative effort among DOE National Laboratories and universities, led by
Oak Ridge National Laboratory• Interdisciplinary, multi-scale approach to advance predictive understanding
through iterative experimentation and modeling• Opportunities for leveraging through external collaboration (DOE and other
agencies)
Goal: advance the predictive understanding of the structure and function of Arctic terrestrial ecosystems in response to climate change
Objectives:• Understand processes/feedbacks governing
these complex systems• Design and deploy combination of
observations and manipulative experiments to test model-inspired hypotheses
• Resulting knowledge improves models, resulting in improved climate predictions
Department of Energy • Office of Science • Biological and Environmental Research14
Interagency Coordination
• Represented on USGCRP interagency working groups:– Carbon Cycle IWG
– Ecology IWG
• DOE representatives to the North American Carbon Program (NACP)
• Program management responsibilities for DoD’s Strategic Environmental R&D Program (SERDP)– Environmental Restoration and Sustainable Infrastructure focus areas