Abstract
Changes in plant cover and productivity are important in driving Arctic soil carbon dynamics and sequestration, especially in peatlands. Warming trends in the Arctic are known to have resulted in changes in plant productivity, extent and community composition, but more data are still needed to improve understanding of the complex controls and processes involved.
I summarise some recent work looking at changes in Arctic peatland productivity since 1985, using Landsat satellite data, and present results of productivity response to seasonal climate drivers.
Short biography
Katherine Chrichton has an undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering, Masters degree in Climate Change and Risk Management.
PhD from University of Grenoble in Paleoclimate Modelling, focus on the role of permafrost carbon in glacial terminations.
Postdoc: Modelling the ocean carbon cycle: Cooling since the middle Miocene and testing the "Metabolic Hypothesis". Cardiff University, UK.
Current Postdoc: "ICAAP": Increased Carbon Accumulation in Arctic Peatlands? University of Exeter, UK.
The seminar will take place on September 19, Bjerknes lecture room 4020, Jahnebakken 5.