EESC5565 · British Indian Ocean Territory

Terrestrial Biosphere Modeling

Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences

Terrestrial Biosphere models(TBM) can provide a quantitative tool for a predictive understanding of the structure and functioning of Earth's terrestrial biosphere and its interactions with atmosphere and ocean.A rapidly increasing literature indicates that TBM has become a theme in the study of many cutting-edge researchissues such as climate change impact, adaptation and mitigation, and natural resource management.Terrestrial Biosphere Modelingis a project-based course that explores the theory and rationale in modeling the structure and functions of the terrestrial biosphere, examines the state-of-art in modeling technologies such as data assimilation, Machine Learning/AI Algorithms, and scaling up from site to global level. The primary teaching objective is to provide students with hands-on research experience in terrestrial biosphere modeling, including model representation of hydrological processes andmajor biogeochemical cycles (carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus), model implementation, validation and interpretation, and TBM's applications in climate change impact assessment, carbon and ecosystem management, greenhouse gas accounting, water and environmental sustainability.