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

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). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/16b26b21-98ce-4c26-8b9e-c80c91403d9e

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Date (Publication)
2024-01-18
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/16b26b21-98ce-4c26-8b9e-c80c91403d9e
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doi: / 10.5285/16b26b21-98ce-4c26-8b9e-c80c91403d9e
Other citation details
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 10.5285/16b26b21-98ce-4c26-8b9e-c80c91403d9e
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  University of Exeter - Littleton, E.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5576-5498
Author
  University of Exeter - Littleton, E.W.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5576-5498
Author
  University of Aberdeen - Shepherd, A.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1902-5147
Author
  University of Georgia - Harper, A.B.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7294-6039
Author
  University of Aberdeen - Hastings, A.F.S.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-7613
Author
  University of East Anglia - Vaughan, N.E.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4532-2084
Author
  PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency - Doelman, J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6842-573X
Author
  PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency - Van Vuuren, D.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0398-2831
Author
  University of Exeter - Lenton, T.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6725-7498
Owner
  University of Exeter
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Publisher
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Wikidata
  • Miscanthus
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
  • bioenergy production
  • mitigation measure
  • crop production
  • modelling
  • integrated environmental assessment
  • carbon
  • climate change mitigation
Keywords
  • Climate and climate change
  • Bioenergy
  • land based mitigation
  • dynamic global vegetation modelling
  • integrated assessment modelling
  • Crop
  • MiscanFor
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This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: 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
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Topic category
  • Environment
  • Farming
Begin date
2040-01-01
End date
2099-12-31
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2010-12-08
Statement
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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Date stamp
2025-11-13T16:23:12
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Point of contact
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
 
 

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