Date: October 31, 2024
Location: Room 3115,College of Forestry, Wildlife and Environment
Time: 13:00 – 15:30
Title: Land use and climate have offsetting effects on historical wetland methane emissions
Attendees: 24
The ICCGCR recently co-hosted an insightful seminar featuring by Dr. Etienne Fluet-Chouinard from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, titled “Land use and climate have offsetting effects on historical wetland methane emissions”. The seminar was attended by 24 people in person and via Zoom.
Dr. Fluet-Chouinard, an Earth Scientist, specializes in mapping wetlands and variably inundated ecosystems (VIE) on regional-to-global scales. His research focuses on understanding these ecosystems’ role in the global water and carbon cycles, employing remote sensing techniques that integrate data from multiple spaceborne sensors with macro-ecological and biogeochemical models.
During the seminar, Dr. Fluet-Chouinard presented findings from a study that combines historical wetland reconstruction with simulated wetland methane (CH4) emissions. This approach helps disentangle the impacts of human activity and climate change from 1901 to 2020. The results indicated that wetland losses in temperate regions have significantly offset the increase in methane emissions due to warming over the same period.
Following the seminar, an in-person meeting was held at CFWE 3230, where 8 participants- including faculty, postdocs, and students engaged in discussions with Dr. Fluet-Chouinard about remote sensing techniques, scientific writing, and internship applications.
We extend our gratitude to Dr. Fluet-Chouinard for his excellent presentation and look forward to further collaborations in the future.