First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences

Program Chairs: Elizabeth Pattey , Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ; Loretta J. Mickley , Harvard University ; Ian B. Strachan , McGill University

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Monday, 28 May 2012

5:00 PM-7:00 PM: Monday, 28 May 2012


Registration Opens
Location: Isabella Stewart Gardner (Omni Parker House)

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

7:30 AM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 May 2012


Registration continues throughout the conference
Location: Isabella Stewart Gardner (Omni Parker House)

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Tuesday, 29 May 2012

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Joint Session 1
Methane Emissions from Managed and Unmanaged Ecosystems, Part I
Location: Alcott Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: D.K. McDermitt, LI-COR Biosciences
8:30 AM
J1.1
9:15 AM
J1.3
A Decade of Study on Carbon Dioxide Exchange and Methane Emission at Paddy Field in Central Japan
Akira Miyata, National Institute for Agro-Envrinmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan; and M. Mano, K. Ono, T. Fumoto, T. Takimoto, and G. H. Han
9:30 AM
J1.4
Factors Influencing Microbial Gas Production Rates in a Constructed Wetland Ecosystem
Paula Mouser, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; and M. Brooker, W. J. Mitsch, and G. Bohrer

9:45 AM
J1.5

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 29 May 2012


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 May 2012

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Joint Session 2
20 years of Forest/ Atmosphere Exchange Research in New England, Part I
Location: Alcott Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: J. William Munger, Harvard University
10:30 AM
J2.1
Net Carbon exchange and biomass accumulation as a function of species composition and stand age at the Harvard Forest in central Massachusetts
J. William Munger, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and L. Werden, J. Hadley, D. R. Foster, A. Barker-Plotkin, and S. C. Wofsy
10:45 AM
J2.2
11:00 AM
J2.3
Monitoring Forest Carbon Dynamics Using Echidna@ Ground-based LIDAR
Tian Yao, Boston University, Boston, MA; and X. Yang, A. Strahler, C. Schaaf, Z. Li, C. Woodcock, D. Jupp, D. Culvenor, J. Lovell, and G. Newnham

11:15 AM
J2.4
Sub-canopy Emissions of VOCs in a Mixed Forest at Borden Ontario
Mark Gordon, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and A. Vlasenko, R. M. Staebler, J. Liggio, S. M. Li, and S. Brown
11:30 AM
J2.5
11:45 AM
J2.6
Using model-data fusion to interpret past trends, and quantify uncertainties in future projections, of terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling
Trevor F. Keenan, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; and E. A. Davidson, A. Moffat, J. W. Munger, and A. D. Richardson

12:00 PM-1:20 PM: Tuesday, 29 May 2012


Lunch Break

1:20 PM-3:15 PM: Tuesday, 29 May 2012

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Joint Session 3
Session Honoring the Contribution of Raymond Desjardins to Biometeorology, Part I
Location: Alcott Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Elizabeth Pattey, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
1:20 PM
Introductory Remarks by Dr. Byong-Lyol LEE, President CAgM of WMO

1:30 PM
J3.1
Global Modeling, Field Campaigns, Upscaling and Ray Desjardins
Piers J. Sellers, NASA, Greembelt, MD; and F. G. Hall
2:10 PM
J3.3
Land-surface-atmosphere-climate coupling
Alan K. Betts, Atmospheric Research, Pittsford, VT
2:30 PM
J3.4
Thirty Years of Airborne Flux Measurement using the NRC Twin Otter
Ramesh Srinivasan, National Research Council, Canada., Ottawa, ON, Canada; and I. MacPherson, R. L. Desjardins, E. Pattey, D. Worth, D. Marcotte, M. Bastian, and P. H. Schuepp
2:50 PM
J3.5
Capturing All Relevant Scales of Biosphere-Atmosphere Exchange – the Enigmatic Energy Balance Closure Problem
Matthias Mauder, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

3:15 PM-3:45 PM: Tuesday, 29 May 2012


Coffee Break

3:45 PM-5:25 PM: Tuesday, 29 May 2012

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Joint Session 4
Session Honoring the Contribution of Raymond Desjardins to Biometeorology, Part II
Location: Alcott Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Elizabeth Pattey, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
4:05 PM
J4.2
Limitations of Light Use Efficiency Models for Upscaling the CO2 Flux from Tower to Region
Jing M. Chen, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and F. Zhang, M. Sprintsin, W. Ju, G. Mo, and J. Liu
4:25 PM
J4.3
Measurement of DDTs Fluxes from a Recently Dicofol-Treated Cotton Field with Relaxed Eddy Accumulation Technique
Tong Zhu, Peking University, Beijing, China; and H. Pan, X. Qiu, L. Kang, J. Li, P. Zhao, and B. Yao
5:05 PM
J4.5
Airborne Flux Measurement of Agricultural Methane Emissions
R. L. Desjardins, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and D. Worth, E. Pattey, M. Mauder, R. Srinivasan, D. Worthy, C. Sweeney, and S. Metzger

5:30 PM-6:00 PM: Tuesday, 29 May 2012


Mixer sponsored by LI-COR Biosciences
Location: Rooftop Ballroom (Omni Parker House)

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 29 May 2012


Conference Banquet
Location: Rooftop Ballroom (Omni Parker House)

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Recording files available
Session 1
Transport and Dispersion within and Above Canopies, Part I
Location: Press Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; and the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences )
Chair: April L. Hiscox, University of South Carolina
8:30 AM
1.1
Analytical Analysis of Energy Transfer within Canopies over Complex Terrain
Chuixiang Yi, Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY; and J. Wang

Handout (8.1 MB)

8:45 AM
1.2
Mechanistic Analysis of Thermo-topographic Flows in Forested Terrain
Xiyan Xu, The Graduate Center and Queens College, City University of New York, Flushing, NY; and C. Yi
9:00 AM
1.3
Wind Tunnel Analysis of the 3D Adjustment of a Passive Scalar Across and Downwind of a Forest Edge
Margi Bohm, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia; and I. Harman and J. Finnigan
9:30 AM
1.5
Wind Tunnel Analysis of 3D Fine Scale Momentum Adjustment Across and Downwind of a Forest Edge
Stuart Nulty, University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia; and M. Bohm, I. Harman, J. Finnigan, and B. A. Gardiner
9:45 AM
1.6
Measurements and Large-Eddy Simulations of Particulate Matter Dispersion Over a Vegetative Wind-break
William T. Kenny, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and R. P. D. M. Frasson, G. Bohrer, E. Chatziefstratiou, L. Hadlocon, B. Wyslouzil, L. Zhao, and W. E. Eichinger
Recording files available
Joint Session 5
20 years of Forest/ Atmosphere Exchange Research in New England, Part II
Location: Kennedy Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: J. William Munger, Harvard University
8:30 AM
J5.1
Response of Ecosystem Phenology to Anomalous Spring Warmth in the Northeastern United States in 2010
Mark A. Friedl, Boston University, Boston, MA; and K. Hufkens, E. K. Melaas, A. D. Richardson, J. O'Keefe, and A. Bailey
8:45 AM
J5.2
Determining phenological controls on ecosystem productivity among multiple biomes using digital cameras and eddy covariance data
Michael Toomey, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and A. D. Richardson, O. Sonnentag, K. Hufkens, M. Friedl, S. Frolking, and T. Milliman

9:00 AM
J5.3
Comparison of phenology dates in deciduous forests from near-surface and remote sensing
Stephen Klosterman, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and K. Hufkens, M. A. Friedl, I. Lavine, T. Milliman, O. Sonnentag, S. Frolking, and A. D. Richardson
9:15 AM
J5.4
Effects of changes in the winter snowpack on water and carbon fluxes in a temperate hardwood forest
Pamela H. Templer, Boston University, Boston, MA; and N. G. Phillips, M. Friedl, and A. B. Reinmann

9:30 AM
J5.5
Biologically driven fluxes of H2, COS, and CO2 across a temperate forest snowpack
Laura K. Meredith, MIT, Cambridge, MA; and J. McLaren, R. Commane, J. W. Munger, S. C. Wofsy, and R. G. Prinn

9:45 AM
J5.6
Forest fluxes of carbonyl sulfide (OCS): the balance between photosynthetic and soil uptake
Roisin Commane, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and L. K. Meredith, J. McLaren, J. W. Munger, S. C. Wofsy, and M. S. Zahniser

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 30 May 2012


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 May 2012

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Joint Session 6
Tall Tower Research on Surface-Atmosphere Exchange
Location: Press Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; and the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences )
Chair: Monique Leclerc, The University of Georgia
CoChair: Henrique F. Duarte, The University of Georgia
10:30 AM
J6.1
Interpreting concentration measurements above bare and forested surfaces in the presence of a nocturnal low-level jet
Andrey Sogachev, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark; and M. Y. Leclerc and H. E. Jørgensen
10:45 AM
J6.2
Setup of a CO2 and CH4 measurement system in Central Siberia and modeling of its results
Jan Winderlich, Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry (now at Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany), Jena, Germany; and C. Gerbig, H. Chen, O. Kolle, J. V. Lavric, C. Roedenbeck, K. Trusilova, M. Heimann, A. Panov, M. Sasakawa, T. Machida, X. Chi, and M. O. Andreae
11:00 AM
J6.3
Uncovering mechanisms of episodic methane sources observed by a very tall eddy covariance tower
Ankur R. Desai, University of Wisconsin‐Madison, Madison, WI; and W. Wang and B. D. Cook
11:15 AM
J6.4
Environmental control of forest ecosystem δ13CO2 discrimination
David Y. Hollinger, USDA Forest Service, Durham, NH; and C. T. Lai, W. J. Massman, K. L. Clark, K. Novick, F. Meinzer, and K. Bible
11:30 AM
J6.5
Flux of water vapor and carbon dioxide from a tall tower in a complex landscape
Robert J. Kurzeja, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; and M. Y. Leclerc and M. J. Parker
11:45 AM
J6.6

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Wednesday, 30 May 2012


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:15 PM: Wednesday, 30 May 2012

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Session 2
Environmental Influences on Ecosystem Processes
Location: Press Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; and the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences )
Chair: Benjamin N. Sulman, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1:30 PM
2.1
The measurement of leaf litter water content in a deciduous forest
Tim Wilson, NOAA/ERL/ARL/ATDD, Oak Ridge, TN; and J. Kochendorfer, M. Heuer, K. Sloop, J. Miller, and T. P. Meyers
1:45 PM
2.2
Scaling water use of perennial grasses from the plot to Midwestern U.S
Carl J. Bernacchi, USDA, Urbana, IL; and A. VanLoocke, M. Zeri, and T. E. Twine
2:00 PM
2.3
2:15 PM
2.4
2:45 PM
2.6
Development of a Ray-Tracing Based Canopy Radiation Model
Brian Bailey, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and R. Stoll, E. R. Pardyjak, S. Halverson, and P. Willemsen
3:00 PM
2.7
Impact of changing sky conditions on light regimes and carbon uptake by terrestrial ecosystems
Andrew Oliphant, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA; and D. Dragoni
Recording files available
Joint Session 7
Emission, Deposition and Transport of Reactive Nitrogen in Natural and Managed Ecosystems
Location: Kennedy Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Raluca Ellis, Harvard University
1:30 PM
J7.1
Annual pattern of ammonia emissions from CAFO hog waste lagoons in Oklahoma
Richard H. Grant, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, Indiana; and M. T. Boehm, A. J. Heber, B. W. Bogan, and J. C. Ramirez-Dorronsoro
1:45 PM
J7.2
Coupling of an agro-ecosystem and air-quality model to link atmospheric particulate matter, nitrogen deposition and short term climate forcers to agricultural activities
Jesse O. bash, EPA, Durham, NC; and E. J. Cooter, R. L. Dennis, R. Pinder, G. R. Jeong, C. Henze, K. Cady-Pereira, M. W. Shephard, and M. Luo
2:30 PM
J7.4
Dry deposition of particulate nitrogen in a broadleaf forest: The importance of the coarse mode
Alexandre Petroff, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and J. G. Murphy, S. C. Thomas, and J. A. Geddes
2:45 PM
J7.5
Transport and deposition of reactive nitrogen in Rocky Mountain National Park
Katherine B. Benedict, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and D. Day, F. M. Schwandner, S. M. Kreidenweis, B. A. Schichtel, W. C. Malm, and J. L. Collett Jr.
3:00 PM
J7.6
The chemical and emission footprint of nitrogen deposition in biodiversity hotspots
Fabien Paulot, Harvard University, Cambdrige, MA; and C. Henze and D. J. Jacob

3:15 PM-3:45 PM: Wednesday, 30 May 2012


Coffee Break

3:45 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Recording files available
Session 3
Transport and dispersion within and above canopies, Part II
Location: Press Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; and the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences )
Chair: April L. Hiscox, University of South Carolina
4:00 PM
3.2
The Link between Coherent Structures and Particle Transport in Canopy Flows
Brian N. Bailey, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Corvallis, Oregon; and R. Stoll, E. R. Pardyjak, and W. Mahaffee

Handout (3.2 MB)

4:30 PM
3.4
Influence of shade trees on radiation and wind regimes in agroforestry
Oleg Panferov, University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany; and A. Sogachev, B. Bayel, P. Propastin, and A. Knohl
4:45 PM
3.5
Estimating a Lagrangian Length Scale using Measurements of Carbon Dioxide in a Corn and a Forest Canopy
Shannon Brown, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada; and J. S. Warland, E. Santos, R. M. Staebler, C. Wagner-Riddle, and P. A. Bartlett
5:00 PM
3.6
An Experimental Study of Momentum and Heavy Particle Transport in a Row-Oriented Agricultural Canopy
Nathan E. Miller, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; and A. Gould, R. Stoll, W. Mahaffee, and E. R. Pardyjak
5:15 PM
3.7
Recording files available
Joint Session 8
Integrating Measurements and Models of Ecosystem Processes, Part I
Location: Kennedy Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Monika Kopacz, NOAA
3:45 PM
J8.1
Carbon exchange following conversion from perennial to annual crops at a Canadian prairie site
Brian D. Amiro, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and T. Fraser, A. M. Taylor, and J. Rapai
4:00 PM
J8.2
Modelling the daily soil respiration of an Irish cropland incorporating aboveground biomass as a variable
Anne-Katrin Prescher, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; and B. Osborne
4:15 PM
J8.3
Modeling Carbon Dioxide Flux over a Cropland Using Artificial Neural Networks
Babak Safa, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and T. J. Arkebauer, A. Suyker, and S. Irmak
4:30 PM
J8.4
Effects of management practices on greenhouse gas exchanges in boreal forests in Sweden
Anders Lindroth, Lund University, Lund, Sweden; and P. Vestin, M. Mölder, E. Sundqvist, M. Hellström, A. Båth, L. Klemedtsson, and P. Weslien

4:45 PM
J8.5
Controls on carbon dioxide flux through snow in forested and clearcut ecosystems
P. Stoy, Montana State Univ., Bozeman, MT; and F. A. Rains, C. Welch, and J. G. Evans
5:00 PM
J8.6
Inter-annual variability of carbon exchange in Mediterranean shrubland ecosystem
Donatella Spano, University of Sassari; CMCC, Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change, Sassari, Italy; and C. Sirca, S. Marras, P. Zara, A. Arca, and P. Duce

5:30 PM-7:00 PM: Wednesday, 30 May 2012


Joint Poster Session 1
General Poster Session
Location: Rooftop Ballroom (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; and the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences )
1
Assessing the MODIS snow albedo products over tundra burn regimes
Zhuosen Wang, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA; and C. B. Schaaf, M. Chopping, A. H. Strahler, J. Wang, M. Román, A. V. Rocha, and Y. Shuai

2
Evaluating Temperature Vegetation Dryness Index (TVDI) Using Various Vegetation Indices in Multiple Spatial Resolutions
Yun Yang, University of Massachussets Boston, Boston, MA; and Z. Wang, C. B. Schaaf, D. E. Tenenbaum, E. M. Douglas, L. R. Hutyra, S. M. Racitt, and P. Rao

3
Estimating actual evapotranspiration in a semiarid region by simple remote sensing techniques
Inge Sandholt, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark; and P. Ceccato, A. Ines, and M. Garcia

4
Assessment of Spatial Representativeness of 53 Fluxnet Sites Used to Validate the MODIS Albedo Product
Xiaoyuan Yang, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA; and J. Kim, C. B. Schaaf, M. Román, Z. Wang, A. H. Strahler, A. Cescatti, R. B. Cook, B. E. Law, and A. Richardson

Handout (1.6 MB)

5
Spatially and Temporally Complete Global Snow-free MODIS Albedo and Reflectance Anisotropy Products
Qingsong Sun, Boston University, Boston, MA; and Z. Wang, Q. Zhang, F. Zhao, C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, M. D. King, S. Platnick, and E. Moody

7
N2O fluxes and the coupling with CO2 fluxes in agroecosystems
Jianwu Tang, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA; and M. Cui

8
Seasonal and inter-annual variability of carbon budgets of a winter wheat field
Marius Schmidt, Forschungszentrum Juelich, Juelich, Germany; and T. G. Reichenau, P. Fiener, and K. Schneider

Handout (707.5 kB)

9
Net Ecosystem Exchange of Switchgrass in Southern Ontario
Elke Eichelmann, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and C. Wagner-Riddle and J. Warland

10
Comparing Flux Measurements Across Scale in a Central Plains Grassland
Nathan Wendt, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and N. A. Brunsell

11
Estimating ammonia fluxes from livestock operations using a network of conditionally-deployed diffusive samplers and inverse modeling
Jay Ham, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; and C. Williams and K. Shonkwiler-Arnold

12
Does Fall Anhydrous Ammonia Lead to Greater Nitrous Oxide Emissions Than Spring Addition?
Tek Sapkota, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and M. Tenuta, M. Gervais, and B. Amiro

Handout (927.7 kB)

13
Carbon Sequestration Monitoring In a Typical Mediterranean Vineyard
Serena Marras, University of Sassari; CMCC, Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change, Sassari, Italy; and C. Sirca, M. Carta, P. Duce, A. Arca, P. Zara, V. Bacciu, and D. Spano

14
Inter-row evapotranspiration in arid and humid wine-grape vineyards
J. L. Heitman, NC State University, Raleigh, NC; and N. Agam, A. Ben-Gal, J. Havlin, A. Howard, S. Holland, D. Kool, and T. J. Sauer

15
Temporal and spatial variation of radiative and non-radiative energy fluxes in agricultural fields and urban area
Keumah Kahng, Korea Meteorological Administration, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and Y. S. Park, T. H. Kwon, M. Kim, G. H. Kim, and Y. J. Choi

16
Evaluation of five thermal time models for modelling spring wheat phenological development on the Canadian Prairies
Manasah S. Mkhabela, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and G. Ash, M. Grenier, and P. R. Bullock
Manuscript (248.7 kB)

Handout (578.2 kB)

17
A New Approach to Assess CO2/H2O Exchange: The Chilean Mediterranean Savanna Ecosystem Carbon Assimilation Efficiency
Nicolas E. Bambach, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and N. Raab, F. Bravo-Martinez, F. J. Meza, and K. T. Paw U

18
Regional Approaches to Climate Change (REACCH) in the Inland Pacific Northwest: Eddy Covariance Flux Measurements for High and Low Rainfall Wheat Cropping Systems
Sarah R. Waldo, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and J. Chi, S. Pressley, E. Allwine, P. O'Keeffe, D. Huggins, B. Pan, C. Stockle, B. Carlson, D. Uberuaga, and B. Lamb

19
Long-term Carbon Flux Measurements Above a Mixed Forest at Borden, Ontario
Norma J. Froelich, EC, Toronto, ON, Canada; and R. M. Staebler, A. G. Barr, and P. A. Bartlett

20
Carbon and energy exchange in a recently burned Jack Pine forest, Quebec, Canada
Kelly A. Nugent, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada; and I. B. Strachan

21
2003-2010 Fire season and extreme fire events occurred in Sardinia Island (Italy): a focus on carbon loss and greenhouse gas emission
Valentina Bacciu, University of Sassari; CMCC, Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change, IAFENT Division, Sassari, Italy; and M. Salis, G. Pellizzaro, B. Arca, P. Duce, and D. Spano

22
Controls on Soil Respiration in a Deciduous Mixedwood Forest, Borden, Ontario
Paul A. Bartlett, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada; and R. M. Staebler, N. Froelich, M. A. Arain, K. Chang, S. Brown, M. Halliday, E. Santos, and J. S. Warland

23
Contribution of Soil CO2 flux to Ecosystem Respiration in Dry Dipterocarp Forest, Western Thailand
Phongthep Hanpattanakit, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand; and M. Sanwangsri, A. Chidthaisong, and M. Y. Leclerc

24
Impacts of a reduced winter snowpack on soil and stem carbon dioxide fluxes in a temperate hardwood forest
Andrew B. Reinmann, Boston University, Boston, MA; and P. H. Templer

25
Measuring and Monitoring Biomass and Biomass Change Using Three-dimensional Forest Reconstructions Assembled from Ground-Based Full-Waveform Lidar Scans
Xiaoyuan Yang, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, MA; and T. Yao, Z. Li, C. B. Schaaf, A. H. Strahler, Z. Wang, F. Zhao, C. Woodcock, D. Jupp, D. Culvenor, J. Lovell, and G. Newnham

Handout (3.8 MB)

27
Carbon Sequestration and Water Use of Hybrid Poplar Plantations in Western Canada
Rachhpal Jassal, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and A. Black, C. Arevalo, H. Jones, J. Bhatti, D. T. Price, and D. Sidders

29
Oxidation of Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Harvard Forest
Karena A. McKinney, Amherst College, Amherst, MA; and K. K. Duncan and J. Angiolillo

30
Temporal Variations of d-excess in Water Vapor above a Subtropical Conifer Plantation in Southeastern China
Xuefa Wen, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China; and Y. Tang, X. Sun, and X. Lee

Handout (647.4 kB)

31
Using FLUXNET Data to Improve Models of Springtime Vegetation Activity Onset in Forest Ecosystems
Eli K. Melaas, Boston University, Boston, MA; and A. D. Richardson and M. A. Friedl

32
Ozone and soil salinity interactions in Mediterranean woody species
Simone Mereu, University of Sassari; CMCC-IAFENT Division, Sassari, Italy; and L. Fusaro, G. Gerosa, R. Marzuoli, E. Salvadori, D. Spano, F. Manes, and M. Tattini

33
Soil Carbon Pools and Dynamics in Mediterranean Soils
Costantino Sirca, DESA, University of Sassari; CMCC, Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Climate Change, IAFENT Division, Sassari, Italy; and M. Carta, M. Salis, and D. Spano

34
Effects of Deforestation on Land Surface Air Temperature in Eastern China
Mi Zhang, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; and X. Lee, G. Yu, S. Han, J. Yan, and Y. Zhang

Handout (180.5 kB)

35
The Impact of Land Cover Change on Surface Energy and Carbon Balance in the Semiarid of Brazil
Ana Paula M. A. Cunha, National Institute For Space Research, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil; and R. C. D. S. Alvalá, R. M. S. P. Vieira, P. Y. Kubota, and S. Ferraz Neto

36
Carbon dynamics in coastal peatlands of Quebec's North Shore
Luc Pelletier, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada; and I. B. Strachan and M. Garneau

37
Carbon and Water Vapor Exchange in a Temperate Freshwater Marsh
Stephanie Crombie, McGill University, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada; and I. B. Strachan

38
Variations of carbon dioxide fluxes over a southern inland water in the USA
Heping Liu, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and Q. Zhang

39
Determining the meteorological forcing that affect seasonal and diurnal dynamics of methane emissions at a constructed urban wetland in Ohio
Gil Bohrer, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio; and L. Naor-Azrieli, S. Mesi, P. Mouser, K. Stefanik, K. V. R. Schafer, and W. J. Mitsch

40
Hourly patterns of CO2 in the atmosphere over Boston, MA: An assessment of natural and anthropogenic drivers
Brittain M. Briber, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; and L. R. Hutyra, A. L. Dunn, R. Kaufmann, and J. W. Munger

42
Biomicrometeorological Measurements of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Composting of Green Waste and their Relationship to Turbulence Using Multiple Techniques
Eric R. Kent, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and S. K. Bailey, W. R. Horwath, and K. T. Paw U

43
Modeling of atmospheric dispersion of NOx from coal-fired power plants in Japan
Habib Al Razi Khandakar Md., Gifu University, Gifu Shi, Japan; and H. Moritomi

44
Correction of Gill ultrasonic anemometer angle of attack errors under turbulent conditions and comparison with Campbell CSAT3
Taro Nakai, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; and K. Shimoyama, H. Iwata, and Y. Harazono

45
On the need for uncertainty assessment of long-term eddy-covariance measurements
Corinna Rebmann, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany; and M. Mauder, M. Cuntz, C. Druee, A. Graf, H. P. Schmid, M. Schmidt, and R. Steinbrecher

Handout (274.7 kB)

46
Tolerance of eddy covariance flux measurement
Wonsik Kim, NIAES = National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and H. H. Seo

Handout (904.7 kB)

48
High-Frequency, Automated Measurements of CO2, N2O and CH4 from Forest and Agricultural Soils
Kathleen Savage, The Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA; and E. A. Davidson and R. L. Phillips

49
The National Ecological Observatory Network's Automated Terrestrial Measurements: Data Flow and Quality Control Approaches
Jeffrey R. Taylor, National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, CO; and H. Luo, E. Ayres, S. Metzger, S. Berukoff, and H. Loescher

Handout (854.8 kB)

50
Quality assessment of NEON's eddy-covariance flux data products
Stefan Metzger, National Ecological Observatory Network, Boulder, CO; and J. R. Taylor, H. Luo, and H. Loescher

Handout (1.5 MB)

51
Transitions in the Boundary Layer, Looking at Sensible Heat Flux
Jilmarie J. Stephens, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and J. Fochesatto

52
Thermocouple Frequency Response Compensation for Surface Renewal Sensible Heat Flux Estimates
T.M. Shapland, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and K. T. Paw U, R. L. Snyder, and A. J. McElrone

53
Variability of eddy fluxes and turbulence structures due to local advection perturbations
Heping Liu, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and Y. Zhang and T. Foken

54
Wavelet analysis of multi-scale properties of turbulent fluxes above a forest
Gengsheng Zhang, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA; and M. Y. Leclerc, H. F. Duarte, D. J. Durden, M. J. Parker, R. J. Kurzeja, and D. W. Werth

56
Improvement of Terrestrial Ecosystem Model in terms of High CO2 Response
Akihiko Ito, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and A. Iio, M. Adachi, M. Senda, T. Hajima, K. Hikosaka, N. Anten, and I. Terashima

Handout (2.5 MB)

57
Aplication of Dynamic Vegetation Model IBIS to the conditions of terra firme forest in Central Amazônia
L.M.F. Assuncao, INPA = Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; and A. Manzi, N. Higuchi, L. Candido, C. von Randow, and P. Kubota

58
Projecting carbon dioxide exchange from a Canadian boreal hydroelectric reservoir for the possible engineering life span of the reservoir
Youngil Kim, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and N. T. Roulet, C. Li, S. Frolking, I. B. Strachan, J. Wu, and A. Tremblay

60
Towards Improving Pesticide Dispersion Models: An Evaluation of Spray Cloud Thermodynamics
Steven Edburg, Washington State University, Pullman, WA; and B. K. Lamb and H. Thistle
Manuscript (496.1 kB)


Formal Poster Viewing Reception
Location: Rooftop Ballroom (Omni Parker House)

Thursday, 31 May 2012

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Thursday, 31 May 2012

Recording files available
Session 4
Impacts of Land Use and Climatic Changes on Carbon and Moisture Exchanges
Location: Alcott Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; and the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences )
Chair: Paul A. Bartlett, Environment Canada
CoChair: David L. Spittlehouse, British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
8:45 AM
4.2
Future carbon dioxide concentration decreases canopy evapotranspiration and soil water depletion by field grown maize
Mir Zaman Hussain, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and A. VanLoocke, A. Leakey, and C. J. Bernacchi
9:15 AM
4.4
Impact of land use and soil moisture on partition of turbulent heat fluxes
Anja Goldbach, University of Duisburg-Essen, Campus Essen, Essen, Germany; and W. Kuttler
9:30 AM
4.5
Bog drained for forestry is a stronger carbon sink than a natural bog forest
Janina Hommeltenberg, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT/IMK-IFU), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; and H. P. Schmid, M. Droesler, and P. Werle

Recording files available
Joint Session 9
New Techniques and Instrumentation in Atmospheric Biogeosciences
Location: Press Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Roisin Commane, Harvard University
8:45 AM
J9.2
A tunnel-shaped flow-through chamber for minimum disturbance net ecosystem flux measurements
Alexander Graf, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany; and A. van de Boer, J. Werner, M. Langensiepen, M. Schmidt, D. Schüttemeyer, and H. Vereecken
9:15 AM
J9.4
Determination of field scale ammonia emissions by eddy covariance using chemical ionization mass spectrometry
Jörg Sintermann, Research Station Agroscope ART, Zurich, Switzerland; and C. Ammann, C. Spirig, and A. Neftel
9:30 AM
J9.5
Biosphere-atmosphere exchange fluxes of peroxyacetyl nitrate: Measurements using the relaxed eddy accumulation and gradient method above a grassland ecosystem
Alexander Moravek, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany; and I. Trebs, J. C. Mayer, and T. Foken

9:45 AM
J9.6
Sway Measurement of a Large Array of Trees Coupled With Canopy Turbulence - An Overview
Mark Rudnicki, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; and A. L. Hiscox, D. R. Miller, and H. B. Su

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Thursday, 31 May 2012


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 31 May 2012

Recording files available
Session 5
Challenges to Observations of Energy and Carbon Exchange
Location: Alcott Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; and the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences )
Chair: P. Stoy, Montana State Univ.
10:30 AM
5.1
The Surface Energy Imbalance Problem
R. Leuning, CSIRO, Canberra, ACT, Australia; and W. J. Massman and E. van Gorsel
11:00 AM
5.3
Using measurements at various scales to explore uncertainty in model predictions of carbon budgets and cycling through time and space
Trevor F. Keenan, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia; and A. D. Richardson, J. W. Munger, D. Y. Hollinger, and S. Ollinger
11:15 AM
5.4
Reducing Uncertainty in Biospheric CO2 Exchange
Matthias Falk, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and S. Wharton and R. D. Pyles
11:45 AM
5.6
Nocturnal Surface-Layer Observations of Turbulence Measurements at a Wind-farm in Central Iowa
John H. Prueger, USDA-ARS, Ames, Iowa; and J. G. Alfieri, J. L. Hatfield, D. A. Rajewski, E. S. Takle, J. K. Lundquist, and W. P. Kustas
Recording files available
Joint Session 10
Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Biosphere, Part I
Location: Press Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Eloïse Ann Marais, Harvard University
10:30 AM
J10.1
Satellite-based constraints on seasonal methanol emissions from terrestrial landscapes
Dylan B. Millet, Univ. of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN; and K. C. Wells, L. Hu, K. Cady-Pereira, Y. Xiao, M. W. Shephard, C. Clerbaux, L. Clarisse, P. F. Coheur, E. C. Apel, J. de Gouw, C. Warneke, H. B. Singh, A. H. Goldstein, and B. C. Sive
11:00 AM
J10.2
Long-Term Global Observations of Tropospheric Formaldehyde Retrieved From Spaceborne Nadir UV Sensors
Isabelle De Smedt, BIRA-IASB, Brussels, Belgium; and M. Van Roozendael, T. Stavrakou, and M. Jean-François
11:30 AM
J10.3
Inferring isoprene emissions from Africa using OMI observations of formaldehyde columns
Eloïse Ann Marais, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and D. J. Jacob, D. B. Millet, T. Kurosu, K. Chance, S. Casadio, J. G. Murphy, C. E. Reeves, G. Mills, J. Mao, and F. Paulot
11:45 AM
J10.4
Novel Laser Systems for CO2 Source Identification – An Isotope Approach
Julianna Fessenden, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM; and S. Clegg, S. Humphries, and T. Rahn

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 31 May 2012


Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:15 PM: Thursday, 31 May 2012

Recording files available
Session 6
Integrating Measurements and Models of Ecosystem Processes, Part II
Location: Alcott Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; and the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences )
Chair: Joseph G. Alfieri, USDA/ARS
1:30 PM
6.1
The PEcAn Project: Carbon-Cycle Reanalysis Facilitated by Model-Data Ecoinformatics
Michael C. Dietze, Boston University; and D. LeBauer, C. Davidson, A. R. Desai, R. Kooper, K. McHenry, and P. Mulrooney
1:45 PM
6.2
2:15 PM
6.4
Tracing the carbon dioxide exchanges over California's complex ecosystems and terrains using the WRF-ACASA coupled model
Liyi Xu, University of California Davis, Davis, CA; and R. D. Pyles, K. T. Paw U, E. Monier, and S. H. Chen
2:30 PM
6.5
SwayLES: a coupled large-eddy simulation tree-sway model
Hong-Bing Su, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; and M. Rudnicki, A. L. Hiscox, and D. R. Miller

2:45 PM
6.6
Climate-disease integrated modeling of plant disease environment on sub-seasonal scale
Zaitao Pan, St. Louis Univ., St. Louis, MO; and X. B. Yang and X. Li
Recording files available
Joint Session 11
Methane Emissions from Managed and Unmanaged Ecosystems, Part II
Location: Press Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: D.K. McDermitt, LI-COR Biosciences
1:30 PM
J11.1
2:00 PM
J11.2
The Impact of Changes in Barometric Pressure on Landfill Methane Emission
Liukang Xu, LI-COR Biosciences, Lincoln, NE; and J. Amen, X. Lin, and K. Welding
2:15 PM
J11.3
Urban natural gas leaks
Nathan Glen Phillips, Boston University, Boston, MA; and R. Ackley and E. Crosson

2:30 PM
J11.4
Novel soil ecosystems created by natural gas leaks
Margaret F. Hendrick, Boston University, Boston, MA; and N. G. Phillips
2:45 PM
J11.5
Methane Fluxes Measured by Eddy Covariance at a Temperate Upland Forest in Central Ontario
Jennifer G. Murphy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and J. Wang, C. Winsborough, N. Basiliko, J. A. Geddes, and S. C. Thomas

3:15 PM-3:45 PM: Thursday, 31 May 2012


Coffee Break

3:45 PM-5:30 PM: Thursday, 31 May 2012

Recording files available
Session 7
Ecosystem Response to Stress and Disturbance
Location: Alcott Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; and the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences )
Chair: Nathaniel A. Brunsell, University of Kansas
3:45 PM
7.1
Response of ecosystem carbon and water dynamics to spring drought in Switzerland
Sebastian Wolf, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; and L. Merbold, W. Eugster, C. Ammann, and N. Buchmann
4:00 PM
7.2
Modeling hydrodynamic stress limitations on transpiration
Gil Bohrer, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, Ohio; and A. M. Matheny, K. D. Maurer, and R. P. D. M. Frasson
4:15 PM
7.3
Timing of extreme weather events impacts annual carbon and water dynamics in a grassland ecosystem
Nathaniel A. Brunsell, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS; and T. Ocheltree and J. B. Nippert
4:30 PM
7.4
Observations of Canopy-Scale Carbon Fluxes at a Mid-Latitude Mixed Hardwood Forest and Decreased Growing Season Productivity due to Record High Temperatures during Leaf Emergence
Jeffrey A. Geddes, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and J. G. Murphy, S. C. Thomas, J. Schurman, B. Filewod, and A. Petroff
4:45 PM
7.5
Can forest management responses increase the net ecosystem production of forests attacked by the mountain pine beetle?
Amanda Mathys, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and T. A. Black, Z. Nesic, G. Nishio, M. Brown, D. L. Spittlehouse, A. L. Fredeen, R. Bowler, P. Burton, T. Trofymow, and N. J. Grant
5:00 PM
7.6
Interception of precipitation by a partially harvested MPB infested forest
David L. Spittlehouse, British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations, Victoria, BC, Canada; and R. Bowler and V. N. Foord

5:15 PM
7.7
Net ecosystem exchange of CO2 in a wind-throw-disturbed upland spruce forest ecosystem – first results
Matthias Lindauer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT/IMK-IFU), Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; and H. P. Schmid, M. Mauder, B. Wolpert, and R. Steinbrecher
Recording files available
Joint Session 12
Nitrous Oxide and Related Emissions from Managed and Unmanaged Ecosystems
Location: Press Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Christof Ammann, Research Station Agroscope ART
3:45 PM
J12.1
Global Soil Nitrous Oxide Emissions in a Future Climate
Eri Saikawa, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and C. A. Schlosser, X. Gao, and R. G. Prinn

Handout (4.6 MB)

4:00 PM
J12.2
Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions from California based on 2010 CalNex Airborne Measurements
Bin Xiang, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and S. Miller, E. A. Kort, G. Santoni, B. Daube, R. Commane, J. Pittman, S. C. Wofsy, W. M. Angevine, T. B. Ryerson, M. K. Trainer, A. Andrews, T. Nehrkorn, and H. Tian
4:15 PM
J12.3
Revisiting N2O emission factors, by measuring and modeling N2O fluxes from cropland field using tunable diode laser and flux towers
Elizabeth Pattey, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and R. L. Desjardins, D. Dow, W. Smith, and B. Grant
4:30 PM
J12.4
Greenhouse gas and Nitrogen budgets of managed European grasslands
Christof Ammann, Research Station Agroscope ART, Zürich, Switzerland; and L. Horváth, S. K. Jones, A. Machon, A. Neftel, K. Pintér, U. Skiba, and M. A. Sutton

4:45 PM
J12.5
Gaseous nitrogen emissions from Australian cattle feedlots
O. T. Denmead, The University of Melbourne, Canberra, ACT, Australia; and D. Chen, D. Rowell, Z. Loh, D. W. T. Griffith, T. Naylor, M. Bai, and S. McGinn
5:00 PM
J12.6
5:15 PM
J12.7
Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Annual-alone and Annual-Perennial Cropping Systems in the Red River Valley, Manitoba
Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada; and T. Sapkota, B. Amiro, A. Glenn, and S. Maas

Friday, 1 June 2012

8:30 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 1 June 2012

Recording files available
Session 8
Advances in Surface Layer Theory From Observations and Models
Location: Alcott Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology; and the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences )
Chair: Chuixiang Yi, Queens College, City University of New York
8:30 AM
8.1
Derivation of dual-scale turbulent ramp structure features and improvements to scalar surface renewal estimates
T.M. Shapland, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA; and A. J. McElrone, R. L. Snyder, and K. T. Paw U

8:45 AM
8.2
Soil heating and evaporation under extreme conditions: Forest fires and slash pile burns
William J. Massman, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, CO
9:00 AM
8.5
Evapotranspiration at Kilometre Scale using a Bi-Chromatic Scintillometer System
Oscar K. Hartogensis, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and J. G. Evans, B. Van Kesteren, and F. Beyrich

9:15 AM
8.4
9:30 AM
8.3
A new method to obtain minute interval mass fluxes of H2O and CO2 using scintillometry and scalar turbulence measurements
Bram Van Kesteren, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and O. Hartogensis, D. V. Dinther, A. Moene, and A. Graf
9:45 AM
8.6
Applying footprint models to investigate MO-dissimilarity over heterogeneous areas
Anneke van de Boer, Bonn University and Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands; and A. Graf, A. F. Moene, and D. Schüttemeyer

8:45 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 1 June 2012

Recording files available
Joint Session 13
Remote Sensing of the Terrestrial Biosphere, Part II
Location: Press Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: Eloïse Ann Marais, Harvard University
8:45 AM
J13.1
Inter-annual and Inter-seasonal Variation of Vegetation in Northern Hemisphere and the Relation with Precursory Meteorological Conditions
Boksoon Myoung, Ewha Womans Univ., Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and Y. S. Choi, S. B. Hong, and S. K. Park
9:00 AM
J13.2
Variability in vegetation cover and albedo across latitudinal tree line
Michael M. Loranty, Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA; and L. Berner, S. J. Goetz, Y. Jin, and J. T. Randerson
9:15 AM
J13.3
Estimating evapotranspiration in the Sahel during 2003-2008 using satellite products
Monica Garcia, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark; and I. Sandholt, P. Ceccato, and S. Proud
Manuscript (260.2 kB)

9:30 AM
J13.4
Surface energy flux consequences of bark beetle outbreaks in the south-central Rockies using MODIS data
Melanie Vanderhoof, Clark University, Worcester, MA; and C. Williams and J. Rogan
9:45 AM
J13.5
Using Leaf Area Index, retrieved from optical imagery, in the STICS crop model for predicting yield and biomass of field crops
Guillaume Jégo, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Quebec, QC, Canada; and E. Pattey and J. Liu

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 1 June 2012


Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Friday, 1 June 2012

Recording files available
Session 9
Mercury in the Environment
Location: Press Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chairs: Helen Amos, Harvard University; Elsie M. Sunderland, Harvard University
10:30 AM
9.1
Mercury Pollution in the Amazon: Artisanal Small-Scale Gold Mining or Land-Use Changes?
Bridget A. Bergquist, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; and R. Adler Miserendino, S. Ghosh, J. R. D. Guimarães, E. K. Silbergeld, and P. Lees

11:10 AM
9.3
Global model of atmosphere-terrestrial mercury exchange and accumulation of historical mercury in organic soils
Elizabeth S. Corbitt, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and N. Smith-Downey, D. J. Jacob, and E. M. Sunderland

11:30 AM
9.4
Global source of mercury from commercial products and its biogeochemical cycling
Hannah Marie Horowitz, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and D. J. Jacob, D. G. Streets, M. K. Devane, H. M. Amos, and E. M. Sunderland

Handout (4.6 MB)

11:45 AM
9.5
Anthropogenic perturbations to the biogeochemical cycle of mercury
Helen Amos, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and D. J. Jacob, D. G. Streets, N. V. Smith-Downey, and E. M. Sunderland

Recording files available
Joint Session 14
Air Pollution and Transport
Location: Alcott Room (Omni Parker House)
Hosts: (Joint between the First Conference on Atmospheric Biogeosciences; and the 30th Conference on Agricultural and Forest Meteorology )
Chair: John G. Watson, DRI
10:30 AM
J14.1
Meteorological modes of variability for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air quality in the United States: implications for PM2.5 sensitivity to climate change
Amos P. K. Tai, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; and L. J. Mickley, D. J. Jacob, E. M. Leibensperger, X. Yue, L. Zhang, J. A. Fisher, and H. O. T. Pye
11:00 AM
J14.3
11:15 AM
J14.4
Carbon cycling across the Boston urban to rural gradient: Integrating emissions estimates and atmospheric observations
Lucy R. Hutyra, Boston University, Boston, MA; and S. C. Wofsy, J. W. Munger, M. Brondfield, B. M. Briber, N. G. Phillips, S. Raciti, and A. L. Dunn

11:30 AM
J14.5
Hydrogen sulfide emissions from waste lagoons of bread-to-wean hog operations
Richard H. Grant, Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, Indiana; and M. T. Boehm, A. J. Heber, J. Q. Ni, B. W. Bogan, and J. C. Ramirez-Dorronsoro
11:45 AM
J14.6
The direct effects of ozone on vegetation influence climate and feedback on tropospheric ozone concentration
Andy VanLoocke, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL; and T. C. Hayes, S. W. Nesbitt, A. M. Betzelberger, E. A. Ainsworth, and C. J. Bernacchi

12:00 PM-12:05 PM: Friday, 1 June 2012


Conference Ends