Primary Convener:
Feng Tao, The Pennsylvania State University

Convener:
Sophie von Fromm, Dartmouth College
Benjamin Houlton, Cornell University

Early Career Convener:
Feng Tao, Tsinghua University

Chair:
Sophie von Fromm, Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry
Feng Tao, Tsinghua University

Soils offer promising carbon dioxide removal (CDR) potential for storing carbon in both organic and inorganic forms over extended periods within the portfolio of nature-based solutions. Various approaches, such as biochar, cover crops, grazing management, and enhanced rock weathering, have been proposed to promote either soil organic or inorganic carbon storage. However, how soil carbon forms, stabilizes, and responds to changes in management and climate remains to be elucidated at different scales. This session highlights the critical role of managing both organic and inorganic carbon in promoting soil carbon sequestration. We focus on recent advances from field experiments, modeling, and big data analyses in understanding critical processes in the soil carbon cycle and their responses to climate change across different spatio-temporal scales. In particular, we welcome interdisciplinary studies that reconcile mechanistic understanding from field studies, theoretical modeling, and emerging data mining patterns for managing soils as a robust CDR approach.

Index Terms
0428 Carbon cycling
0434 Data sets
0486 Soils|pedology
1615 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling

Suggested Itineraries:
Climate Change and Global Policy
Biochemistry
Machine Learning and AI
Open Science and Open Data
Global Impacts‚ Solutions‚ & Policies

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering

Cross-Listed:
GC - Global Environmental Change