Has the USGS made any Biologic Carbon Sequestration assessments?
The USGS is congressionally mandated (2007 Energy Independence and Security Act) to conduct a comprehensive national assessment of storage and flux (flow) of carbon and the fluxes of other greenhouse gases (including carbon dioxide) in ecosystems.
At this writing, reports have been completed for Alaska, the Eastern U.S., the Great Plains, and the Western U.S.
Learn more: Carbon Emissions and Sequestration
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A new data set for estimating organic carbon storage to 3 m depth in soils of the northern circumpolar permafrost region A new data set for estimating organic carbon storage to 3 m depth in soils of the northern circumpolar permafrost region
High-latitude terrestrial ecosystems are key components in the global carbon cycle. The Northern Circumpolar Soil Carbon Database (NCSCD) was developed to quantify stocks of soil organic carbon (SOC) in the northern circumpolar permafrost region (a total area of 18.7 × 106 km2). The NCSCD is a geographical information system (GIS) data set that has been constructed using harmonized...
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G. Hugelius, James Bockheim, P. Camill, B. Elberling, G. Grosse, J.W. Harden, Kevin Johnson, T. Jorgenson, C.D. Koven, P. Kuhry, G. Michaelson, U. Mishra, J. Palmtag, C.-L. Ping, J. O'Donnell, L. Schirrmeister, E.A.G. Schuur, Y. Sheng, L.C. Smith, J. Strauss, Z. Yu
Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in ecosystems of the Western United States Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in ecosystems of the Western United States
This assessment was conducted to fulfill the requirements of section 712 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 and to improve understanding of carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in ecosystems of the Western United States. The assessment examined carbon storage, carbon fluxes, and other GHG fluxes (methane and nitrous oxide) in all major terrestrial ecosystems...
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Zhi-Liang Zhu, Bradley Reed
Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in the Great Plains region of the United States Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in the Great Plains region of the United States
This assessment was conducted to fulfill the requirements of section 712 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 and to improve understanding of carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in the Great Plains region in the central part of the United States. The assessment examined carbon storage, carbon fluxes, and other GHG fluxes (methane and nitrous oxide) in all major...
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Michelle Bouchard, David Butman, Todd Hawbaker, Zhengpeng Li, Jinxun Liu, Shu-Guang Liu, Cory McDonald, Ryan Reker, Kristi Sayler, Benjamin Sleeter, Terry Sohl, Sarah Stackpoole, Anne Wein, Zhi-Liang Zhu
Hydrologic support of carbon dioxide flux revealed by whole-lake carbon budgets Hydrologic support of carbon dioxide flux revealed by whole-lake carbon budgets
Freshwater lakes are an important component of the global carbon cycle through both organic carbon (OC) sequestration and carbon dioxide (CO 2) emission. Most lakes have a net annual loss of CO2 to the atmosphere and substantial current evidence suggests that biologic mineralization of allochthonous OC maintains this flux. Because net CO 2 flux to the atmosphere implies net...
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E.G. Stets, Robert Striegl, G. R. Aiken, D.O. Rosenberry, T. Winter
A Holocene record of climate-driven shifts in coastal carbon sequestration A Holocene record of climate-driven shifts in coastal carbon sequestration
A sediment core collected in the mesohaline portion of Chesapeake Bay was found to contain periods of increased delivery of refractory black carbon (BC) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The BC was most likely produced by biomass combustion during four centennialscale dry periods as indicated by the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), beginning in the late Medieval Warm...
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Siddhartha Mitra, A.R. Zimmerman, G.B. Hunsinger, D. Willard, J.C. Dunn
A first-order analysis of the potential role of CO2 fertilization to affect the global carbon budget: A comparison of four terrestrial biosphere models A first-order analysis of the potential role of CO2 fertilization to affect the global carbon budget: A comparison of four terrestrial biosphere models
We compared the simulated responses of net primary production, heterotrophic respiration, net ecosystem production and carbon storage in natural terrestrial ecosystems to historical (1765 to 1990) and projected (1990 to 2300) changes of atmospheric CO2 concentration of four terrestrial biosphere models: the Bern model, the Frankfurt Biosphere Model (FBM), the High-Resolution Biosphere...
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D. W. Kicklighter, M. Bruno, S. Donges, G. Esser, Martin Heimann, J. Helfrich, F. Ift, F. Joos, J. Kaduk, G. Kohlmaier, A. D. McGuire, J. Melillo, R. Meyer, B. Moore, A. Nadler, I. Prentice, W. Sauf, A. Schloss, S. Sitch, U. Wittenberg, G. Wurth
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Filter Total Items: 13
A new data set for estimating organic carbon storage to 3 m depth in soils of the northern circumpolar permafrost region A new data set for estimating organic carbon storage to 3 m depth in soils of the northern circumpolar permafrost region
High-latitude terrestrial ecosystems are key components in the global carbon cycle. The Northern Circumpolar Soil Carbon Database (NCSCD) was developed to quantify stocks of soil organic carbon (SOC) in the northern circumpolar permafrost region (a total area of 18.7 × 106 km2). The NCSCD is a geographical information system (GIS) data set that has been constructed using harmonized...
Authors
G. Hugelius, James Bockheim, P. Camill, B. Elberling, G. Grosse, J.W. Harden, Kevin Johnson, T. Jorgenson, C.D. Koven, P. Kuhry, G. Michaelson, U. Mishra, J. Palmtag, C.-L. Ping, J. O'Donnell, L. Schirrmeister, E.A.G. Schuur, Y. Sheng, L.C. Smith, J. Strauss, Z. Yu
Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in ecosystems of the Western United States Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in ecosystems of the Western United States
This assessment was conducted to fulfill the requirements of section 712 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 and to improve understanding of carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in ecosystems of the Western United States. The assessment examined carbon storage, carbon fluxes, and other GHG fluxes (methane and nitrous oxide) in all major terrestrial ecosystems...
Authors
Zhi-Liang Zhu, Bradley Reed
Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in the Great Plains region of the United States Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in the Great Plains region of the United States
This assessment was conducted to fulfill the requirements of section 712 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 and to improve understanding of carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) fluxes in the Great Plains region in the central part of the United States. The assessment examined carbon storage, carbon fluxes, and other GHG fluxes (methane and nitrous oxide) in all major...
Authors
Michelle Bouchard, David Butman, Todd Hawbaker, Zhengpeng Li, Jinxun Liu, Shu-Guang Liu, Cory McDonald, Ryan Reker, Kristi Sayler, Benjamin Sleeter, Terry Sohl, Sarah Stackpoole, Anne Wein, Zhi-Liang Zhu
Hydrologic support of carbon dioxide flux revealed by whole-lake carbon budgets Hydrologic support of carbon dioxide flux revealed by whole-lake carbon budgets
Freshwater lakes are an important component of the global carbon cycle through both organic carbon (OC) sequestration and carbon dioxide (CO 2) emission. Most lakes have a net annual loss of CO2 to the atmosphere and substantial current evidence suggests that biologic mineralization of allochthonous OC maintains this flux. Because net CO 2 flux to the atmosphere implies net...
Authors
E.G. Stets, Robert Striegl, G. R. Aiken, D.O. Rosenberry, T. Winter
A Holocene record of climate-driven shifts in coastal carbon sequestration A Holocene record of climate-driven shifts in coastal carbon sequestration
A sediment core collected in the mesohaline portion of Chesapeake Bay was found to contain periods of increased delivery of refractory black carbon (BC) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The BC was most likely produced by biomass combustion during four centennialscale dry periods as indicated by the Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI), beginning in the late Medieval Warm...
Authors
Siddhartha Mitra, A.R. Zimmerman, G.B. Hunsinger, D. Willard, J.C. Dunn
A first-order analysis of the potential role of CO2 fertilization to affect the global carbon budget: A comparison of four terrestrial biosphere models A first-order analysis of the potential role of CO2 fertilization to affect the global carbon budget: A comparison of four terrestrial biosphere models
We compared the simulated responses of net primary production, heterotrophic respiration, net ecosystem production and carbon storage in natural terrestrial ecosystems to historical (1765 to 1990) and projected (1990 to 2300) changes of atmospheric CO2 concentration of four terrestrial biosphere models: the Bern model, the Frankfurt Biosphere Model (FBM), the High-Resolution Biosphere...
Authors
D. W. Kicklighter, M. Bruno, S. Donges, G. Esser, Martin Heimann, J. Helfrich, F. Ift, F. Joos, J. Kaduk, G. Kohlmaier, A. D. McGuire, J. Melillo, R. Meyer, B. Moore, A. Nadler, I. Prentice, W. Sauf, A. Schloss, S. Sitch, U. Wittenberg, G. Wurth
Updated Date: March 21, 2025