Modeling Soil Carbon Transport on Timescales Relevant to Climate Change, Aidan Casey & Li-Norah Flynn

Modeling Soil Carbon Transport on Timescales Relevant to Climate Change, Aidan Casey & Li-Norah Flynn ’25, Wednesday November 20, 1:00 – 1:50pm, North Science Building 113, Wachenheim, Mathematics Colloquium

Abstract: Storing carbon in soils is a proposed form of carbon sequestration that can potentially reduce atmospheric carbon levels. To evaluate the effectiveness of this climate management strategy, it is important to study the processes beneath the surface that determine carbon storage. Using partial differential equations to model soil carbon transport, we can analyze the sequestration capabilities for different timescales and soil types to then understand how carbon storage within the soil can mitigate harmful effects of climate change.