Terrestrial Biosphere Modelling (TBM)

Mission Statement

TBM-Group (February 2023, from left): Annelen Küchenmeister, Jan Engel, Hye In Yang, Anh Tran, Gabriela Sophia, Sönke Zaehle, Phillip Papastefanou, Cheng Gong, Kristian Schufft, Enrico Weber (missing: Katrin Fleischer, Julia Nabel, Aleksei Lipavskii) — **TBM-Group** (February 2023, from left): Annelen Küchenmeister, Jan Engel, Hye In Yang, Anh Tran, Gabriela Sophia, Sönke Zaehle, Phillip Papastefanou, Cheng Gong, Kristian Schufft, Enrico Weber (missing: Katrin Fleischer, Julia Nabel, Aleksei Lipavskii)

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**TBM-Group** (February 2023, from left): Annelen Küchenmeister, Jan Engel, Hye In Yang, Anh Tran, Gabriela Sophia, Sönke Zaehle, Phillip Papastefanou, Cheng Gong, Kristian Schufft, Enrico Weber (missing: Katrin Fleischer, Julia Nabel, Aleksei Lipavskii)

© A. Schroll/BGC

The Terrestrial Biosphere Modelling Group (TBM) aims at improving the understanding of the interactions of the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus at temporal and spatial scales for relevant for the Earth System. To accomplish this goal, the group develops and employs numerical models of terrestrial biosphere processes, and uses observational constraints obtained from biosphere monitoring or ecosystem manipulation to challenge model formulations. An improved representation of key (eco-physiological) processes, in particular those affecting nutrient availability and its role in ecosystem dynamics, is a key component of the group's research. The group investigates the consequences of the coupling of the terrestrial biogeochemical cycles for biogeochemical and biogeophysical interactions with the climate system.