Project

An X-ray view on the intra-seasonal dynamics of carbon storage in trees [XINCAST]

Code
01N01218
Duration
01 January 2018 → 31 December 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Forestry management and modelling
Keywords
Trees carbon X-ray computed tomography X-ray fluorescence micro-cores
 
Project description

Forests are key in the terrestrial carbon cycle. Studying the seasonal drivers of carbon storage in wood (Wagner et al. 2016) is however labour intensive and mainly descriptive. In this project, we aim at developing an innovative and quantitative method for mapping of intra-seasonal carbon storage using X-ray computed tomography and X-ray fluorescence scans of micro-cores.