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WHY CENTURYWHY CENTURY
Evaluate Effects of Environmental Evaluate Effects of Environmental ChangeChange
Evaluate Changes in ManagementEvaluate Changes in Management
What is CENTURY?What is CENTURY?
Simple Ecosystem ModelSimple Ecosystem ModelSoil Organic MatterSoil Organic Matter
Plant ProductionPlant ProductionHydrologicalHydrological
Nutrient CycleNutrient Cycle
Why CENTURY was developedWhy CENTURY was developed
From early experience (1970’s) of From early experience (1970’s) of attempting to model everything (e.g. IBP) attempting to model everything (e.g. IBP) an understanding of the inherent an understanding of the inherent problems of scaling processes and problems of scaling processes and components within appropriate time and components within appropriate time and spatial scales for a specific set of spatial scales for a specific set of questions or hypothesesquestions or hypotheses
MODEL DEVELOPMENTMODEL DEVELOPMENT
•Development of CENTURY of biogeochemical cycles of C, N, P, Development of CENTURY of biogeochemical cycles of C, N, P, and S for various ecosystem found globally was undertaken in and S for various ecosystem found globally was undertaken in order to provide adequate process-level representation of key order to provide adequate process-level representation of key transfers of material from critical ecosystem components.transfers of material from critical ecosystem components.
•Soil Organic Matter (SOM) was the focus of the model Soil Organic Matter (SOM) was the focus of the model development because of the integration of ecosystem processes development because of the integration of ecosystem processes and environmental changes which is represented in SOM.and environmental changes which is represented in SOM.
•Environmental and land management factors can be easily Environmental and land management factors can be easily incorporated into the simulations of SOM development.incorporated into the simulations of SOM development.
•Input parameters be meaningful in ecological terms and easily Input parameters be meaningful in ecological terms and easily acquired from existing data bases or experimentally determined. acquired from existing data bases or experimentally determined.
MODEL STRUCTUREMODEL STRUCTURE
Structure based on turnover rates of SOM poolsStructure based on turnover rates of SOM pools
THREE TYPES OF SOM POOLSTHREE TYPES OF SOM POOLS
ACTIVE: Live microbes and their by-ACTIVE: Live microbes and their by- products products (2 to 5 year turnover)(2 to 5 year turnover)
SLOW: Physically and chemically protected SLOW: Physically and chemically protected (20 to 50 years turnovers)(20 to 50 years turnovers)
PASSIVE: Physically protected or chemically resistant PASSIVE: Physically protected or chemically resistant SOM SOM
(800 to 1200 year turnover)(800 to 1200 year turnover)
MODEL CONTROLSMODEL CONTROLS
Monthly inputs of temperature and rainfallMonthly inputs of temperature and rainfall
Soil properties easily definedSoil properties easily defined
Plant system controlled by T, HPlant system controlled by T, H22O, and nutrient O, and nutrient
availabilityavailability
Land management practices modifies ecosystem Land management practices modifies ecosystem processesprocesses
Hydrological input-output processes representedHydrological input-output processes represented
WHY MODEL?WHY MODEL?
•Provides a conceptual framework from Provides a conceptual framework from which to pose hypotheseswhich to pose hypotheses
•Provides a mechanism to test a set of Provides a mechanism to test a set of complex hypothesescomplex hypotheses
•Provides insight into methods of Provides insight into methods of field/lab testing model predictionsfield/lab testing model predictions
SUMMARYSUMMARY
•CENTURY IS A TOOL FOR ANALYSIS OF CENTURY IS A TOOL FOR ANALYSIS OF CONTROLS ON SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND CONTROLS ON SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND PRODUCTIVITYPRODUCTIVITY•SIMULATION RESULTS DEMONSTRATE HOW SIMULATION RESULTS DEMONSTRATE HOW INPROVED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES CAN INPROVED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES CAN ARREST ORGANCI MATTER LOSSES AND ARREST ORGANCI MATTER LOSSES AND IMPROVE DEGRADED SOILS THROUGH:IMPROVE DEGRADED SOILS THROUGH:
Higher yielding varietiesHigher yielding varietiesReduced soil disturbanceReduced soil disturbanceMaintenance of crop residuesMaintenance of crop residuesReplacement of nutrient lossesReplacement of nutrient losses
Observed above ground NPP for various global sites vs. CENTURY modeled abiotic
decomposition factor (DEFAC).
Comparison of simulated and observed live biomass for (a) Kenya, (b) Lamto, (c) Mexico, and
(d) Thailand sites.
Nitrification and denitrification N gas flow diagram. (Del Grosso et al. 2001)
NH4
+
Nitrification
NO3-
Ngasden
N Gas SubmodelH2Osoil, TsoilTexture, pH
D/DoPPT
H2Osoil, CTexture
D/DoNO3:C
= controlitalics = processNgasnit = N gas flux from nitrificationNgasden = N gas flux from denitrificationD/Do = index of gas diffusivity in soilPPT = precipitationC = labile carbon
N2O
NOx
N2
Ngasnit
Denitrification
MineralizationN inputs
Comparison of simulated changes in soil C, integrated C equivalents of N2O emissions and net C for a conventional tillage winter wheat/fallow system (ww), no till winter wheat fallow (wwnt),
irrigated corn, and reversion to native grass for 25 year periods following 75 years of conventional till winter wheat/fallow land use. Negative values represent uptake of greenhouse
gases by the soil. (From Del Grosso et al. 2001)
Soil C
-2000
-1500
-1000
-500
0
500
gC
m-2
25y
rs-1
0-25yrs
26-50yrs
51-75yrs
76-100yrs
N2O C Equivalents
0
250
500
750g
C m
-2 2
5yrs
-1
Net C = Csystem + CN2O + CNfert
-1200
-900
-600
-300
0
300
corn ww wwnt grass
gC
m-2
25y
rs-1