Grant: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
McGill University
$405,715.00
The net change in greenhouse gas emissions from the creation of reservoirs in the boreal landscape
EF 2011-12
Résumé
This project will complete the development of a model to simulate the net change in landscape scale greenhouse gas (GHG) from the creation of reservoirs. The model will be tested using continuous measurements of CO2 exchange from a reservoir and reference non-flooded ecosystems as well as the application of new remote sensing tools to estimate the interannual and spatial variability of landscape scale gross primary production - the precondition against which the net change is calculated. These efforts will benefit decision making in the hydroelectricity sector by providing them with scientific sound, defensible,
verifiable, and transparent means of estimating GHG emissions for reporting and compliance based on international standards.
Programme
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Quebec, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
401579-2010
Name nom
Strachan, Ian
Department département
Natural Resource Sciences
Organization id
61
Institution établissement
McGill University
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2011
Competition year année de concours
2010
Award amount
405715
Program id
CRDPJ
Program nane en
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
Program name fr
Subventions de recherche et développement coopérative
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
141
Committee name en
University/Industry
Committee name fr
Universités/industrie
Area of application code
304
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Electrical energy
Area of application fr
Énergie électrique
Research subject code
4400
Research subject group en
Atmospheric science
Research subject group fr
Étude de l'atmosphère
Research subject en
Atmospheric science
Research subject fr
Étude de l'atmosphère
Partie
2
Nb partie
4
Application title
The net change in greenhouse gas emissions from the creation of reservoirs in the boreal landscape
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
This project will complete the development of a model to simulate the net change in landscape scale greenhouse gas (GHG) from the creation of reservoirs. The model will be tested using continuous measurements of CO2 exchange from a reservoir and reference non-flooded ecosystems as well as the application of new remote sensing tools to estimate the interannual and spatial variability of landscape scale gross primary production - the precondition against which the net change is calculated. These efforts will benefit decision making in the hydroelectricity sector by providing them with scientific sound, defensible,
verifiable, and transparent means of estimating GHG emissions for reporting and compliance based on international standards.
