Vision
Accurately estimate past and future ecosystem biogeochemistry to inform science, management and policy for the sustainability of agricultural production and ecosystem health under global change.
Mission
We develop MEMS process-based ecosystem model versions to accurately forecast the effect of land-use, management, and climate changes on soil carbon storage and ecosystem biogeochemistry worldwide. To this end, we designed the model to represent measurable biophysical pools and fluxes, enabling calibration and verification with measured data. We strive to continuously improve the model to mechanistically and parsimoniously represent advancements in scientific understanding of soil and ecosystem biogeochemistry, from the field to the watershed scale, and to connect the feedback of socio-economics decision making with biogeochemical responses to land use and management.
Contact us:
Dr. Yao Zhang Email: yao.zhang@colostate.edu
Dr. Francesca Cotrufo Email: francesca.cotrufo@colostate.edu
