MC1 Simulation Results Regional 800m spatial grain - partial OR and WA

The gallery includes several projections of changes in vegetation cover, carbon stocks and fire occurrence by Brendan Rogers (Oregon State University 2009 Master's thesis) using the dynamic global vegetation model MC1, developed by the US Forest Service/Oregon State University MAPSS team. Future climate scenarios include three general circulation model projections and one emission scenario, A2 (1250ppm of CO2 and 15 billion people in 2100 with an average global warming of 2-5.4 deg C).
Please note that results published in Brendan's thesis had some problems (the plant's response to climate seasonality was off and some of the input data were incorrect) and that the model was recalibrated subsequently. This gallery is providing the latest updated results.

For more information:
Rogers, B. M., R. P. Neilson, R. Drapek, J. M. Lenihan, J. R. Wells, D. Bachelet, and B. E. Law. 2011. Impacts of climate change on fire regimes and carbon stocks of the U.S. Pacific Northwest. J. Geophys. Res. 116, G03037, doi:10.1029/2011JG001695.