International Soil Modelling Consortium: Bridging Soil Modelling to Policy and Society
Soil is the Earth's vital skin, supporting life and influencing climate. The ISMC empowers soil models, integrating societal and environmental considerations into ecosystem functioning, and contributing to policy measures like the Green Deal and European Climate Law.
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The International Soil Modelling Consortium Bridging soil modelling to policy and society Martine van der Ploeg, Harry Vereecken, Jan Vanderborght, Michael Young, Ana Tarquis, Roland Baatz, Teamrat Ghezzehei
Whats going on in the soil? Soil is the skin of the Earth on which all terrestrial life depends. Hosts largest biodiversity pool of all biospheres Provides fresh and clean water, carbon storage, feed, fiber and food Plays a key role in climate change Preserves human history: Sedimentary record contains human imprint and hence historical record. Needed: The Healthy Soil Digital Twin - connecting models with data Destination Earth | Shaping Europe s digital future (europa.eu)
Modelling soil processes Substantial Soil influence Feedbacks in the Land- Water-Energy Nexus are complex. Connecting Earth Science disciplines with each other. Connecting Earth Science disciplines with possible stakeholders. Image source: AGI, 2017
ISMC Empowering soil models Integrate societal and environmental considerations into soil and ecosystem functioning Perform soil model inter- comparison studies at local to global scales Consolidate soil and other Data Observation platforms for modeling purposes
ISMC involvement in modelling for policy Access to experts and knowledge in soil and land surface modelling, soil ecosystem functions and services, socio-economic methods for resource evaluation, and data sharing data with related earth system science disciplines. ISMC provides a platform for setting standards on data quality and key input data; defining scenarios and test conditions; quantifying model uncertainty and the information needed to quantify model uncertainty. Non-profit legal entity with 20 global partners: e.g. JRC-ESDAC, GEWEX-WCRP, AGMIP, GSBI, RPOs.
ISMCs participation in policy measures Important policy measures in which ISMC can participate considering the transparency of models and their use for policy support, are the Green Deal and therein the European Climate Law (becoming climate neutral in 2050). ISMC questions to policy making: What spatial or temporal scales of data/information are most valuable for supporting policy decisions? What are the expectations of soil models and soil health digital twins? What should models be able to deliver in order to help shape European soil and environmental policy?
