Bio-Geochemical Processes

Earth's climate system consists of vegetation, ocean biogeochemistry, and carbon cycle as well as ocean, atmosphere, land, and cryosphere, and their mutual interactions play a pivotal role in climate change. Recently, the importance of the biogeochemical processes has been recognized increasingly as it has been reported that the biogeochemical feedbacks have significant contributions to global/regional climate change. Nevertheless, our understanding of the biogeochemical processes is very limited, and it is one of the most uncertain components for predicting future climate. Climate System Laboratory (CSL) conducts a pioneering research in the global carbon cycle, marine biogeochemical processes, vegetation processes, and their climate feedback based on big data analysis and numerical modeling.