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Modeling - Decision Support Systems
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Intensive environmental monitoring is necessary
to evaluate, document and model the performance of each agricultural
system. In each case, we are using state-of-the-art technologies
to assess how shifts towards Climate Friendly FarmingTM
practices impact fundamental processes that regulate the cycling,
flow and use of energy, water, carbon and nitrogen. Greater understanding
of these fundamental processes will lead to improvements in biophysical
modeling and socioeconomic evaluations and provide major insights
into the design and development of climate friendly farming systems.
We have developed models of C, N, water, and energy
cycles and flows in the irrigated and dryland systems. The models
are process-based and reflect the impacts of the specific soil characteristics,
land use and management practices, and climatic conditions.
We will use computer-assisted tools such as crop
models, weather generators, geographic information systems, and
multi-objective optimization to diagnose points of intervention
that will improve performance for greenhouse gas mitigation, energy
conservation, soil and water conservation, and water quality protection.
Monitoring equipment has been deployed in the field
in the Spring and Summer of 2004.
For more information on the modeling component
contact Claudio Stockle, WSU
Department of Biological Systems Engineering.
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May 10, 2005
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