Paul C. Stoy

I am a postdoctoral research scientist in the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh. My research interests involve biosphere-atmosphere exchange of mass and energy, with an emphasis on modelling the processes that govern long-term (inter-annual) CO₂ and H₂O flux in terrestrial ecosystems.

I studied the carbon and water cycles of terrestrial ecosystems using the eddy covariance technique for my Phd. research at the Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University. Specifically, I measured and modeled carbon and water fluxes from three different ecosystems that model SE U.S. Piedmont succession from abandoned agriculture to pine forest to mature hardwood forest ecosystems in the Duke Forest, NC (see map). The key results of my thesis work can be found on the publications page.

I am currently working with the ABACUS (Arctic Biosphere Atmosphere Coupling at Multiple Scales) consortium, where my tasks involve coupling soil-plant-atmosphere-remote sensing measurements with process-based models using data assimilation techniques. These approaches will be improved by applying insight from Information Theory to ecological problems and carbon cycle science. I have also taken a recent interest in the cold-season C cycle of arctic ecosystems.

Contact

School of GeoSciences

218 Crew Building, Kings Buildings

University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, EH9 3JN, UK

Tel (office): + 44 (0) 131 650 7722

Tel (mobile): + 44 (0) 780 962 5644

Fax: + 44 (0) 131 662 0478

email: paul dot stoy at ed dot ac dot uk

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