期刊
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS
卷 40, 期 15, 页码 3929-3933出版社
AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50791
关键词
biomass; large scale; cosmic ray neutrons
资金
- U.S. National Science Foundation [AGS-0838491, EAR-01-26241, EAR-0345440, EAR-0636110]
- Directorate For Geosciences [0838491] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Accurate estimates of biomass are imperative for understanding the global carbon cycle. However, measurements of biomass and water in the biomass are difficult to obtain at a scale consistent with measurements of mass and energy transfer, similar to 1km, leading to substantial uncertainty in dynamic global vegetation models. Here we use a novel cosmic ray neutron method to estimate a stoichiometric predictor of ecosystem-scale biomass and biomass water equivalent over tens of hectares. We present two experimental studies, one in a ponderosa pine forest and the other in a maize field, where neutron-derived estimates of biomass water equivalent are compared and found consistent with direct observations. Given the new hectometer scale of nondestructive observation and potential for continuous measurements, we anticipate this technique to be useful to many scientific disciplines.
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