B53H:
Observations and Model Requirements for Understanding Drivers of Disturbance Processes in Arctic and Boreal Terrestrial Ecosystems II

Session ID#: 3258

Friday, 19 December 2014: 1:40 PM-3:40 PM
2003 (Moscone West)
Chairs:  Santonu Goswami, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Daniel J Hayes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, United States, Brian Benscoter, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Davie, FL, United States and Liza K. Jenkins, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, School of Natural Resources and Environment, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Primary Convener:  Liza K. Jenkins, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, School of Natural Resources and Environment, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Michigan Technological University, Michigan Tech Research Institute, Ann Arbor, United States
Co-conveners:  Santonu Goswami, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Daniel J Hayes, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, United States and Brian Benscoter, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Davie, FL, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Brian Benscoter, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Davie, FL, United States
Index Terms:

0434 Data sets [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0466 Modeling [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0475 Permafrost, cryosphere, and high-latitude processes [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
0480 Remote sensing [BIOGEOSCIENCES]
Virtual Option?: No
Swirl Theme: Enhanced Climate Changes at High Latitude

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

B53H-01
The Role of Disturbance in Arctic Ecosystem Response to a Changing Climate (Invited) (9974)
Larry D Hinzman, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States
B53H-02
Integration of Measurements and Models Across Spatial Scales for Improved Process Understanding in Arctic and Boreal Ecosystems (Invited) (3332)
Stan D Wullschleger, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Nathan Collier, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Computational Sciences & Engineering Division, Oak Ridge, United States, Jitendra Kumar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Scott L Painter, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN, United States, Peter E Thornton, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, United States and Cathy Jean Wilson, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Earth and Environmental Science Division, Los Alamos, NM, United States
B53H-03
Warming-Induced Shrub Expansion and Lichen Decline Across the Tuktoyaktuk Coastal Plain (Invited) (10435)
Robert Fraser1, Trevor C Lantz2, Ian Olthof1, Steve Kokelj3 and Richard A Sims4, (1)Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, (2)School of Environmental Studies, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, (3)Northwest Territories Geoscience Office, Yellowknife, Canada, (4)Tetra Tech EBA, Vancouver, BC, Canada
B53H-04
Permafrost and Forest Degradation after Wet Climate Years in Eastern Siberian Boreal Forest (8263)
Yoshihiro Iijima1, Konomi Abe2, Hajime Ise2, Tadashi Masuzawa2 and Aleksandr N Fedorov3, (1)Mie University, Tsu, Japan, (2)Regional Environmental Planning Inc., Tokyo, Japan, (3)Melnikov Permafrost Institute SB RAS, Yakutsk, Russia
B53H-05
The Importance of Permafrost Thaw, Fire and Logging Disturbances as Driving Factors of Historical and Projected Carbon Dynamics in Alaskan Ecosystems (17074)
Helene Genet1, Yujin Zhang2, Anthony David McGuire1, Yujie He3, Kristofer D Johnson4, Dave D'Amore5, Xiaoping Zhou6, Alec Bennett7, Amy Lynn Breen8, Frances E Biles5, Norman B Bliss9, Eugenie Susanne Euskirchen10, Thomas A Kurkowski11, Neal J. Pastick12, Scott T Rupp13, Bruce K Wylie14, Zhiliang Zhu15 and Qianlai Zhuang16, (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (2)Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (3)Purdue University, Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, United States, (4)U.S. Forest Service, Newtown Square, PA, United States, (5)Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Juneau, AK, United States, (6)U.S. Forest Service, Portland, OR, United States, (7)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (8)University of Alaska Fairbanks, International Arctic Research Center, Fairbanks, United States, (9)ASRC InuTeq, Sioux Falls, SD, United States, (10)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, United States, (11)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Scenarios Network for Alaska & Arctic Planning, Fairbanks, AK, United States, (12)Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD, United States, (13)University of Alaska Fairbanks, Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning, Fairbanks, United States, (14)USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD, United States, (15)U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, United States, (16)Purdue University, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, West Lafayette, United States
B53H-06
How does Wildfire Severity Influence Soil Black Carbon in a Minnesota Boreal Forest? (20084)
Jessica R Miesel, Michigan State University, Department of Forestry, East Lansing, MI, United States, William C Hockaday, Baylor University, Department of Geosciences, Waco, United States and Randy Kolka, USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station, Grand Rapids, United States
B53H-07
Chemical Structure and Molecular Dimension As Controls on the Inherent Stability of Charcoal in Boreal Forest Soil (Invited) (6024)
William C Hockaday1, Evan S Kane2, Mikael Ohlson3, Rixiang Huang4, Justin Von Bargen5 and Rebecca Davis5, (1)Baylor University, Geology, Waco, United States, (2)Michigan Technological University, College of Forest Resources and Environmental Sciences, Houghton, United States, (3)Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ecology and Natural Resource Management, Ås, Norway, (4)Georgia Institute of Technology Main Campus, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, GA, United States, (5)Baylor University, Geology, Waco, TX, United States
B53H-08
Black Carbon and Molecular Characterization of Free Tropospheric Aerosol in the North Atlantic at the Pico Mountain Observatory (Invited) (31086)
Lynn R Mazzoleni1, Claudio Mazzoleni2, Katja Dzepina1, Sumit Kumar1, Paulo JLCS Fialho3, Bo Zhang4, Robert Chris Owen4, Swarup China1, Marian Ampadu1, Judith A Perlinger5 and Simeon K Schum1, (1)Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, United States, (2)Michigan Technological University, Physics, Houghton, MI, United States, (3)University of the Azores, Azores, Portugal, (4)Michigan Technological University, Houghton, United States, (5)Michigan Technological University, Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Houghton, MI, United States
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