The consortium is interdisciplinary, with a core of hydrologists and biogeochemists, with complementary expertise in essential methods for this proposal, including the use and development of low-cost sensors, hydrological and biogeochemical models, eddy covariance towers, flux chambers, and stable isotopes.
The combination of scientific expertise, territorial knowledge and international collaboration allows us to address environmental challenges from a broad perspective.
Our team possesses extensive expertise in the field of continental water and catchment biogeochemistry, particularly focused on the carbon cycle. Additionally, we have included external experts who specialize in modeling, applying genomics to biogeochemical studies, and possess an extended knowledge of carbon cycling. Notably, we have recently been engaged in the development of low-cost CO2 sensors.
Our research encompasses two experimental catchments, one of which is affiliated with the LTER-Europe network. Furthermore, we have represented Spain in the ICP-Waters program, demonstrating our involvement in international initiatives. As coordinators of the project, we will oversee its execution.
Additionally, we will serve as site operators for our two catchments and actively contribute to the reanalysis and meta-analysis of long-term data. We will provide a portion of this valuable long term dataset. Furthermore, we will play an active role in the advancement of new sensor technologies.
The key areas of expertise of the UEF team members useful for SERVICO2 project are: biogeochemical processes related to greenhouse gas fluxes, including flux measurements (e.g. Taija Saarela), modelling (e.g. Dan Kou), data analysis and synthesis (e.g. Lukas Kohl), Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound (BVOC) fluxes (Huizhong Zhang-Turpeinen), soil science, soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics, lateral transport of carbon from forests to aquatic systems, as well as the socioecological and economical valuation of ecosystem services (Eerika Albrecht coordinator of WP1).
In SERVICO2 Pumpanen is responsible for coordinating the greenhouse gas flux, BVOC, dissolved organic carbon and water chemistry measurements in the Värriö catchment areas. He also coordinates carbon exchange measurements in the catchment area. In collaboration with Eerika Albrecht he is also involved in the co-creation event with stakeholder activities in Finland, including forest organizations, for example Metsähallitus.
Jan Karlsson has extensive expertise of climate change and impacts on the biogeochemistry and ecology of high latitude aquatic ecosystems. He is also director of the Climate Impacts Research Centre (CIRC, https://www.arcticcirc.net/) where part of the work in the project will be based. Jan Karlsson will be involved in all parts of the projects and lead the part of the work to be carried out in Northern Sweden.
The expertise of the UNIPD team relates on the observation and modeling of CO2 fluxes from rivers to te atmosphere, the numerical modeling of the water cycle of catchments, including water flow and solute transport, the observation and modeling of in-stream processes and the study of the metabolism of rivers.
The CGS team coordinates research at 15 forest catchments (GEOMON network).Team members published numerous biogeochemical papers in high IF journals (Hruška et al., Oulehle et al., Krám et al., Chuman et al., Lamačová/Benčoková et al.). Selected Lysina and Uhlirska catchments are part of the International Cooperative Programme (ICP) Waters, ILTER (International Long-Term Ecological Research) and GEOMON networks. Moreover Lysina is also in the ICP Integrated Monitoring network. Both sites represent very vulnerable catchments with respect of soil and water acidification. Many years of hydrologic and biogeochemical budgets are available (34 at Lysina and 42 at Uhlirska). Precipitation, throughfall, soilwater and streamwater chemistry have been monitored monthly/weekly. Soil and vegetation pools were measured several times. Soil respiration was observed only recently, in the last four years. Past and future status was assessed by several hydrological and biogeochemical models.
The UPC group has the resources and necessary knowledge for the selection and integration of gas sensors. Their expertise is in sensor signal data processing and the development of multivariate predictive models for sensory systems. The researchers have proved experience in the treatment of chemical sensors and development of computational models to, for example, calibrate multi-sensor systems and alleviate sensor drift. Butturini and Fonollosa recently published a journal article to validate the use of metal oxide sensors to measure methane in aquatic ecosystems. The main role in the project will be the selection of sensing technologies, electronic integration of the sensors in a sensing node and data analysis.
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