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Modelled Miscanthus yield and soil carbon change data for the tropics (2040-2049) and Europe (2090-2099)

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https://doi.org/10.5285/16b26b21-98ce-4c26-8b9e-c80c91403d9e
This dataset contains potential yields of Miscanthus and changes to soil carbon storage resulting from Miscanthus cultivation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare diverse modelling techniques for evaluating the potential of bioenergy crops to mitigate climate change.

Three different types of gridded global models were used: a land surface model, JULES (the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator); a bioenergy crop model, MiscanFor; and an integrated assessment model, IMAGE (Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment). The simulated scenario uses land use and climatology from RCP (Representative Concentration Pathway) 2.6 and focuses on two study areas: the tropics during 2040-49, and Europe during 2090-99.

These data were generated as part of the NERC programme Feasibility of Afforestation and Biomass energy with carbon capture storage for Greenhouse Gas Removal (FAB GGR) (Grant NE/P019951/1).
Publication date: 2024-01-18
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2040-01-01    to    2099-12-31

Provenance & quality

The data are model output produced for the purpose of evaluating and comparing Miscanthus yields and soil carbon impacts from three different types of global model. The models used are: a land surface model, JULES (the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator); a bioenergy crop model, MiscanFor; and an integrated assessment model, IMAGE (Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment). All files provided are raw model output and have undergone no post-processing. The units of yield and soil carbon content are described in the Supporting Information.

This dataset underpins the analysis in Littleton et al. 2022, "Uncertain effectiveness of Miscanthus bioenergy expansion for climate change mitigation explored using land surface, agronomic and integrated assessment models" (https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12982).

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Littleton, E.W.; Shepherd, A.; Harper, A.B.; Hastings, A.F.S.; Vaughan, N.E.; Doelman, J.; Van Vuuren, D.; Lenton, T.M. (2024). Modelled Miscanthus yield and soil carbon change data for the tropics (2040-2049) and Europe (2090-2099). NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/16b26b21-98ce-4c26-8b9e-c80c91403d9e

Citations

Littleton, E.W., Shepherd, A., Harper, A. B., Hastings, A.F.S., Vaughan, N. E., Doelman, J., van Vuuren, D.P., & Lenton, T.M. (2023). Uncertain effectiveness of Miscanthus bioenergy expansion for climate change mitigation explored using land surface, agronomic and integrated assessment models. In GCB Bioenergy (Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp. 303–318). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcbb.12982

Correspondence/contact details

Dr. Emma Littleton
University of Exeter
 e.w.littleton@exeter.ac.uk

Authors

Littleton, E.W.
University of Exeter
Shepherd, A.
University of Aberdeen
Harper, A.B.
University of Georgia
Hastings, A.F.S.
University of Aberdeen
Vaughan, N.E.
University of East Anglia
Doelman, J.
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Van Vuuren, D.
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Lenton, T.M.
University of Exeter

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of Exeter
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
farming
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
Bioenergy , bioenergy production , carbon , Climate and climate change , climate change mitigation , Crop , crop production , dynamic global vegetation modelling , integrated assessment modelling , integrated environmental assessment , land based mitigation , MiscanFor , Miscanthus , mitigation measure , modelling
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/P019951/1
Last updated
04 March 2024 16:48