Estimating forest aboveground carbon sink based on landsat time series and its response to climate change

Estimating forest aboveground carbon sink based on landsat time series and its response to climate change

Abstract Accurately estimating forest carbon sink and exploring their climate-driven mechanisms are critical to achieving carbon neutrality and sustainable development. Fewer studies have used machine learning-based dynamic models to estimate forest carbon sink. The climate-driven mechanisms in Shan...

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Main Authors: Kun Yang, Kai Luo, Jialong Zhang, Bo Qiu, Feiping Wang, Qinglin Xiao, Jun Cao, Yunrun He, Jian Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Subjects:
Forest aboveground carbon sink
Time series
Dynamic modeling
Genetic algorithm
Climate change
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84258-7
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Summary:Abstract Accurately estimating forest carbon sink and exploring their climate-driven mechanisms are critical to achieving carbon neutrality and sustainable development. Fewer studies have used machine learning-based dynamic models to estimate forest carbon sink. The climate-driven mechanisms in Shangri-La have yet to be explored. In this study, a genetic algorithm (GA) was used to optimize the parameters of random forest (RF) to establish dynamic models to estimate the carbon sink intensity (CSI) of Pinus densata in Shangri-La and analyze the combined effects of multi-climatic factors on CSI. We found that (1) GA can effectively improve the estimation accuracy of RF, the R 2 can be improved by up to 34.8%, and the optimal GA-RF model R 2 is 0.83. (2) The CSI of Pinus densata in Shangri-La was 0.45–0.72 t C·hm− 2 from 1987 to 2017. (3) Precipitation has the most significant effect on CSI. The combined weak drive of precipitation, temperature, and surface solar radiation on CSI was the most dominant drive for Pinus densata CSI. These results indicate that dynamic models can be used for large-scale long-term estimation of carbon sink in highland forest, providing a feasible method. Clarifying the driving mechanism will provide a scientific basis for forest resource management.
ISSN:2045-2322

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