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Dr Matthias Kuhnert

Dr Matthias Kuhnert
Dr Matthias Kuhnert
Dr Matthias Kuhnert

Advanced Research Fellow

Accepting PhDs

About
Email Address
matthias.kuhnert@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address
1.26 Cruickshank Building
Old Aberdeen Campus
St. Machar Drive
AB24 3UU

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School/Department
School of Biological Sciences

Biography

since 2010 Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences of the University of Aberdeen (Scotland)

2007 - 2010 Institute of Hydrology and Meteorology of the Technische Universitaet Dresden (Germany)

2003 - 2006 GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (Germany)

2002 Visiting scholar at the Institute of Ecological Economics at the University of Maryland (USA)

1994 - 1997 Biological Technician at the Max-Planck-Institute of Experimental Medicine in Goettingen (Germany)

Research

Research Overview

The research focus is environmental modelling, with the focus on greenhouse gas emissions and soil organic carbon. Especially, croplands and potential mitigation options for climate change were part of recent research. Here negative emissions (carbon sequestration to capture and store carbon from the atmosphere) are of major interest.

Alongside carbon sequestration strategies, carbon accounting including the measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) of soil organic carbon changes is of special interest. MRV systems provide data for soil organic carbon changes, which are required for carbon certificate trading, legal obligations or subsidies. My actual work shows also a strong focus on developing applicable MRV systems, which are crucial to implement mitigation strategies.

As an environmental modeller, I use a wide range of different models. In my actual work and mainly use the biogeochemical models DAYCENT and ECOSSE. The actual focus of my modelling work is on European agriculture and rice systems.

 

Key words: MRV systems, Map Comparison, Soil-Vegetation-Atmosphere-Transfer, phenology, ecological modelling, soil erosion, water repellent soils, nitrogen Emissions, scale effects, extreme events, GHG emissions, soil organic carbon, SOC modelling, decomposition, croplands, agriculture, climate neutral, sustainable farming, organic farming

Research Areas

Accepting PhDs

I am currently accepting PhDs in Biological and Environmental Sciences.

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Biological and Environmental Sciences

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Research Specialisms

  • Soil Science
  • Agriculture

Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

Current Research

ClieNFarms: https://www.inrae.fr/en/news/more-climate-neutral-and-climate-resilient-farms-across-europe

VERIFY: http://verify.lsce.ipsl.fr/

 

Past Research

CIRCASA: https://www.circasa-project.eu/

U-GRASS: https://www.soilsecurity.org/u-grass/

MACSUR: http://macsur.eu/

Teaching

Teaching Responsibilities

SBS Master projects

Honours Essay Course (BI4517)

Part of the "Catchment Management Course" (EK5511) lecture series: Introduction to hydrological Modelling (this includes a lecture, a practical exercise and a tutorial)

Part of the "Ecology and Environmental Science" (BI1511) lecture series: Interconnectivity, Biogeochemistry 1 + 2, Climate Change and Mitigation

Supervision of 3 PhD students.

Publications

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  • Mathematical Modeling of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agriculture for Different End Users

    Hillier, J., Abdalla, M., Bellarby, J., Albanito, F., Datta, A., Dondini, M., Fitton, N., Hallett, P., Hastings, A., Jones, E., Kuhnert, M., Nayak, D., Pogson, M., Richards, M., Smith, J., Vetter, S., Yeluripati, J., Smith, P.
    Synthesis and modelling of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage in agricultural and forest systems to guide mitigation and adaptation. Del Grosso, S., Parton, W., Ahuja, L. (eds.). American Society of Agronomy, pp. 197-227, 31 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Effect of weather data aggregation on regional crop simulation for different crops, production conditions, and response variables

    Zhao, G., Hoffman, H., van Bussell, L. G., Enders, A., Specka, X., Sosa, C., Yeluripati, J., Tao, F., Constantin, J., Raynal, H., Teixeira, E., Grosz, B., Doro, L., Zhao, Z., Nendel, C., Kiese, R., Eckersten, H., Haas, E., Vanuytrecht, E., Wang, E., Kuhnert, M., Trombi, G., Moriondo, M., Bindi, M., Lewan, E., Bach, M., Kersebaum, K., Rotter, R., Roggero, P. P., Wallach, D., Cammarano, D., Asseng, S., Krauss, G., Siebert, S., Gaiser, T., Ewert, F.
    Climate Research, vol. 65, pp. 141-157
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Mitigation potential for carbon sequestration on four British wheat sites

    Kuhnert, M., Begum, K., Fitton, N., Datta, A., Smith, P.
    5th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts

  • Variability of effects of spatial climate data aggregation on regional yield simulation by crop models

    Hoffmann, H., Zhao, G., van Bussel, L., Enders, A., Specka, X., Sosa, C., Yeluripati, J., Tao, F., Constantin, J., Raynal, H., Teixeira, E., Grosz, B., Doro, L., Zhao, Z., Wang, E., Nendel, C., Kersebaum, K., Haas, E., Kiese, R., Klatt, S., Eckersten, H., Vanuytrecht, E., Kuhnert, M., Lewan, E., Rötter, R., Roggero, P., Wallach, D., Cammarano, D., Asseng, S., Krauss, G., Siebert, S., Gaiser, T., Ewert, F.
    Climate Research, vol. 65, pp. 53–69
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Impact of droughts on the carbon cycle in European vegetation: a probabilistic risk analysis using six vegetation models

    van Oijen, M., Balkovi, J., Beer, C., Cameron, D., Ciais, P., Cramer, W., Kato, T., Kuhnert, M., Martin, R., Mynemi, R., Ramming, A., Rolinski, S., Soussana, J., Thonicke, K., van der Velde, M., Xu, L.
    Biogeosciences, vol. 11, no. 22, pp. 6357-6375
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • The challenge of modelling nitrogen management at the field scale: simulation and sensitivity analysis of N2O fluxes across nine experimental sites using DailyDayCent

    Fitton, N., Datta, A., Hastings, A., Kuhnert, M., Topp, C. F. E., Cloy, J. M., Rees, R. M., Cardenas, L. M., Williams, J. R., Smith, K., Chadwick, D., Smith, P.
    Environmental Research Letters, vol. 9, no. 9, 095003
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Assessing the sensitivity of modelled estimates of N2O emissions and yield to input uncertainty at a UK cropland experimental site using the DailyDayCent model

    Fitton, N., Datta, A., Smith, K., Williams, J. R., Hastings, A., Kuhnert, M., Topp, C. F. E., Smith, P.
    Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, vol. 99, no. 1-3, pp. 119-133
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Capturing Cropland and Grassland Management Impacts on Soil Carbon in the UK LULUCF Inventory

    Moxley, J., Anthony, S., Begum, K., Bhogal, A., Buckingham, S., Christie, P., Datta, A., Dragisits, U., Fitton, N., Higgins, A., Myrgiotis, V., Kuhnert, M., Laidlaw, S., Malcolm, H., Rees, B., Smith, P., Tomlinson, S., Topp, K., Watterson, J., Webb, J., Yeluripati, J.
    Commissioned by UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. NERC/Centre for Ecology Hydrology. 90 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Environmental change impacts on the C- and N-cycle of European forests: A model comparison study

    Cameron, D. R., Van Oijen, M., Werner, C., Butterbach-Bahl, K., Grote, R., Haas, E., Heuvelink, G. B., Kiese, R., Kros, J., Kuhnert, M., Leip, A., Reinds, G. J., Reuter, H. I., Schelhaas, M. J., De Vries, W., Yeluripati, J.
    Biogeosciences, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 1751-1773
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Attributing greenhouse gas emissions associated with land use and land use change to direct and indirect human and natural drivers: a modelling study to estimate their relative importance

    Hastings, A. F. S. J., Fuchs, R., Abdalla, M., Bell, M. J., Blagodatsky, S., Nemoto, R., Datta, A., Dondini, M., Fitton, N., Jones, E. O., Klumpp, K., Richards, M. L. A., Kuhnert, M., Yeluripati, J., Smith, P.
    European Geosciences Union
    Contributions to Journals: Abstracts
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