Geological Survey

Description

The funding opportunity is to support the effort in the risk and probability (statistical analysis) of methodologies used for carbon sequestration. Local and regional policies and laws that have been implemented to reduce the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere can have unanticipated outcomes, and should be evaluated to determine whether they will actually cause carbon to be emitted or sequestered. This effort will benefit the public by giving an eco-region look at how these policies can affect their regions and possibly the nation. The objectives are to develop methods to estimate frequency distribution (or probability density function) of potential increased capacity for carbon sequestration for a given ecosystem and scenario, articulate ecosystem carbon sequestration risk from natural and anthropogenic threats to carbon sequestration permanence for a policy scenario, and expose sources of uncertainty in the carbon sequestration assessment methodology.

Who can apply

• Others

Contact

FAITH GRAVES <br/>Contract Specialist <br/>Phone 703-648-7356
fgraves@usgs.gov