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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., C.C. Brandt, B.S. Wilson, C.M. Hellwinckel, D.D. Tyler, D.G. De La Torre Ugarte, J.A. Larson, M. Mueller, G. Marland, R. Nelson. 2007. Estimating regional changes in soil carbon with high spatial resolution: integrating field measurements, inventory data, and remote sensing products. Soil Science Society of America Journal (in press).

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