Helsinki, Finland, 25-27 April 2018.

The workshop is about developing existing peatland models to better answer the questions related to climate-friendly peatland management for, e.g., food production and forestry. The aim is to bring together experts on modelling of peatland processes, observations of GHG and water vapor fluxes at peatland-atmosphere interface and peatland utilization for food and wood production, discussing and learning from methodologies applied in peatland, hydrology, forestry and climate research. We are looking for joint brainstorming and for sharing of ideas, modelling tools and data and discussion on future collaboration.

Photo: Mikko Peltoniemi

The workshop is organized by Strategic Research Council research project SOMPA, dedicated to finding ways to develop ecologically and economically sustainable climate change mitigation options for forest and cropland management, to improve the basic understanding of peatland processes and hydrology, and to producing new scientific knowledge on drivers for soil methane and CO₂ emissions on peat soils. SOMPA aims to compare and further apply the best approaches in process modelling for practical applications.

The workshop Location is Kumpula, the Kumpula campus of the University of Helsinki and the Finnish Meteorological Institute.

Photo: MIkko Peltoniemi

Confirmed speakers in the workshop:

Sarah Chadburn, University of Exeter

Steve Frolking, University of New Hampshire

Robert Grant, University of Alberta

Hongxing He, University of Gothenburg

Tuula Larmola, Natural Resources Institute Finland

Ari Laurén, University of Eastern Finland

Hanna Lee, University of Bergen

Annalea Lohila, Finnish Meteorological Institute

Tiina Markkanen, Finnish Meteorological Institute

 

Programme Wednesday 25.4.2018, location Physicum, lecture hall E204

13:00 Welcome

About SOMPA and its aims

Introduction of participants

Joint aims of the workshop

14:00 – 14:30 Social coffee

14:30 Biogeochemistry and microbial processes controlling ghg-emissions from peatlands

Presentations

17:00

18:00 Dinner

 

Programme Thursday 26.4.2018, location Dynamicum, Aura

09:00 Modelling the ghg emissions in peatland conditions

Presentations

10:00-10:30 Coffee

10:30-12:00 Modelling the ghg emissions… session continues

Presentations

12:00 Lunch

13:00 Hydrological management of emissions and their simulation – 1D to 3D ∂

Presentations

14:30 Coffee

15:00- 17:00

Breakout to groups

Groupwork

18:00 Dinner in Dynamicum (by SOMPA)

 

Programme Friday 27.4.2018, location Dynamicum, Aura

09:00 Peatlands and global change – are we ready?

Presentations

10:00-10:30 Coffee

10:30-12:00 Groupwork continues

12:00-13:00 Concluding remarks and the way forward

Discussion, possible joint workplan

 

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Raisa Mäkipää, Natural Resources Institute Finland

Timo Vesala, University of Helsinki

Maarit Raivonen, University of Helsinki

Tuula Aalto, Finnish Meteorological Institute

Mikko Peltoniemi, Natural Resources Institute Finland