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Tristram O. West Carbon-Climate Simulation Science Group Environmental Sciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6335 Phone:  (865)574-7322 Fax:  (865)574-2232 westto@ornl.gov

Education

• Ph.D., Agronomy, Ohio State University, 1999 -- Concentrations: Ecology, Ecosystem modeling
• M.S., Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 1996
• B.S., Agriculture, University of Kentucky, 1994 -- Curriculum: Natural Resources Conservation and Management

Research Interests

• Effects of land management on biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems
• Impacts of carbon sequestration strategies or other climate change mitigation options on the net flux of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere
• Use of remote sensing and geographic information systems to quantify ecosystem structure and function
• Landscape- and regional-scale modeling of plant productivity, soil erosion, nutrient cycling, and greenhouse gas emissions

Selected Publications  [ Top ]

West, T.O., C.C. Brandt, B.S. Wilson, C.M. Hellwinckel, D.D. Tyler, G. Marland, D.G. De La Torre Ugarte, J.A. Larson, R. Nelson. 2008. Estimating regional changes in soil carbon with high spatial resolution. Soil Science Society of America Journal 72: 285-294.

West, T.O. and J. Six. 2007. Considering the influence of sequestration duration and carbon saturation on estimates of soil carbon capacity. Climatic Change 80:25-41, DOI 10.1007/s10584-006-9173-8.

West, T.O. and A.C. McBride. 2005. The contribution of agricultural lime to carbon dioxide emissions in the United States: dissolution, transport, and net emissions. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 108:145-154.

West, T.O., G. Marland, A.W. King, W.M. Post, A.K. Jain, and K. Andrasko. 2004. Carbon management response curves: estimates of temporal soil carbon dynamics. Environmental Management 33:507-518.

West, T.O. and G. Marland. 2003. Net carbon flux from agriculture: Carbon emissions, carbon sequestration, crop yield, and land-use change. Biogeochemistry 6:73-83.

West, T.O. and N. Pena. 2003. Determining thresholds for mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental Science and Technology 37:1057-1060.

West, T.O. and G. Marland. 2002. Net carbon flux from agricultural ecosystems: Methodology for full carbon cycle analyses. Environmental Pollution 116:437-442.

West, T.O. and G. Marland. 2002. A synthesis of carbon sequestration, carbon emissions, and net carbon flux in agriculture: comparing tillage practices in the United States. Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment 91:217-232.

West, T.O. and W.M. Post. 2002. Soil organic carbon sequestration rates for crops with reduced tillage and enhanced rotation. Soil Science Society of America Journal 66:1930-1946.

West, T.O. and M.K. Wali. 2002. Modeling regional carbon dynamics and soil erosion in disturbed and rehabilitated ecosystems as affected by land use and climate. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 138: 141-164.

Resumé 

January 2008