Working with experiments and observations
Climate research experiments are important to provide simulations in order to study the future consequences of climate change. For example, how do trees react to warmer and drier environments and what are the effects of a change in atmospheric composition? Both field and laboratory experiments help to understand the processes and complex interactions. The NCCR Climate studies, for example, the interactions between soil and grass during periods of drought. Environmental surveys and measurements are necessary in order to better understand the climate system. Using new measurement methods, the NCCR Climate is also studying the little known role that water vapour plays as a greenhouse gas.
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The biologist Sebastian Leuzinger is doing his PhD at the University of Basel. Through field experiments, he is studying the effects of increased CO2 concentrations in the air on the water resources of trees. His work, among other things, provides knowledge on the future quantities of water stored in forest soils in order to better understand regional climates. |
Swiss National Science Foundation.