Dr Matthias Kuhnert

Dr Matthias Kuhnert
Dr Matthias Kuhnert
Dr Matthias Kuhnert

Advanced Research Fellow

About
Email Address
matthias.kuhnert@abdn.ac.uk
Office Address

Dr. Matthias Kuhnert Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, 23 St Machar Drive, Room G43 Aberdeen AB24 3UU Scotland, UK

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

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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  • Effects of input data aggregation on simulated crop yields in temperate and Mediterranean climates

    Maharjan, G. R., Hoffmann, H., Webber, H., Srivastava, A. K., Weihermüller, L., Villa, A., Coucheney, E., Lewan, E., Trombi, G., Moriondo, M., Bindi, M., Grosz, B., Dechow, R., Kuhnert, M., Doro, L., Kersebaum, K., Stella, T., Specka, X., Nendel, C., Constantin, J., Raynal, H., Ewert, F., Gaiser, T.
    European Journal of Agronomy, vol. 103, pp. 32-46
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Soil organic carbon sequestration and mitigation potential in a rice cropland in Bangladesh: a modelling approach

    Begum, K., Kuhnert, M., Yeluripati, J., Ogle, S., Parton, W., Kader, M. A., Smith, P.
    Field Crops Research, vol. 226, pp. 16-27
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Model Based Regional Estimates of Soil Organic Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potentials from Rice Croplands in Bangladesh

    Begum, K., Kuhnert, M., Yeluripati, J., Ogle, S., Parton, W., Kader, M. A., Smith, P.
    Land, vol. 7, no. 3, 82
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Projecting soil under future climate and land use scenarios (Modelling)

    Dondini, M., Abdalla, M., Aini, F. K., Albanito, F., Beckert, M. R., Begum, K., Brand, A., Cheng, K., Comeau, L., Jones, E. O., Farmer, J. A., Feliciano, D. M., Fitton, N., Hastings, A., Henner, D. N., Kuhnert, M., Nayak, D. R., Oyesikublakemore, J., Phillips, L., Richards, M. I., Tumwesige, V., van Dijk, W. F., Vetter, S. H., Coleman, K., Smith, J., Smith, P.
    Soil Carbon Storage: Modulators, Mechanisms and Modeling. Singh, B. K. (ed.). Academic Press, pp. 281-309, 29 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)
  • Modelling spatial and inter-annual variations of nitrous oxide emissions from UK cropland and grasslands using DailyDayCent

    Fitton, N., Datta, A., Cloy, J., Rees, R., Topp, C., Bell, M., Cardenas, L., Williams, J., Smith, K., Thorman, R., Watson, C., McGeough, K., Kuhnert, M., Hastings, A., Anthony, S., Chadwick, D., Smith, P.
    Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, vol. 250, pp. 1-11
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Simulating soil carbon sequestration from long term fertilizer and manure additions under continuous wheat using the DailyDayCent model

    Begum, K., Kuhnert, M., Yeluripati, J., Glendinning, M., Smith, P.
    Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, vol. 109, no. 3, pp. 291-302
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Global Hotspots of Conflict Risk between Food Security and Biodiversity Conservation

    Molotoks, A., Kuhnert, M., Dawson, T. P., Smith, P.
    Land, vol. 6, no. 4, 67
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The implication of input data aggregation on up-scaling soil organic carbon changes

    Grosz, B., Dechow, R., Gebbert, S., Hoffmann, H., Zhao, G., Constantin, J., Raynal, H., Wallach, D., Coucheney, E., Lewan, E., Eckersten, H., Specka, X., Kersebaum, K., Nendel, C., Kuhnert, M., Yeluripati, J., Haas, E., Teixeira, E., Bindi, M., Trombi, G., Moriondo, M., Doro, L., Roggero, P. P., Zhao, Z., Wang, E., Tao, F., Roetter, R., Kassie, B., Cammarano, D., Asseng, S., Weihermueller, L., Siebert, S., Gaiser, T., Ewert, F.
    Environmental Modelling and Software, vol. 96, pp. 361-377
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Impact analysis of climate data aggregation at different spatial scales on simulated net primary productivity for croplands

    Kuhnert, M., Yeluripati, J., Smith, P., Hoffmann, H., van Oijen, M., Constantin, J., Coucheney, E., Dechow, R., Eckersten, H., Gaiser, T., Grosz, B., Haas, E., Kersebaum, K., Kiese, R., Klatt, S., Lewan, E., Nendel, C., Raynal, H., Sosa, C., Specka, X., Teixeira, E., Wang, E., Weihermüller, L., Zhao, G., Zhao, Z., Ogle, S., Ewert, F.
    European Journal of Agronomy, vol. 88, pp. 41-52
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Impact of biodiversity of microbial communities on soil respiration

    Kuhnert, M., van Agtmaal, M., Smith, P.
    6th International Symposium on Soil Organic Matter
    Contributions to Conferences: Abstracts
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