How cool are trees? The impact of forests on the climate - from local to global scales.
LOCATION
Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6AH
SPEAKER | Dr Cat Scott, University of Leeds
ABSTRACT | Forests cover one third of the Earth’s land area. They store huge quantities of carbon, influence rainfall and alter the colour (and therefore reflectivity) of the land. In addition to taking carbon dioxide out of the air and producing oxygen, trees emit other gases into the air that can affect the climate in complex ways. This talk will explore the latest research on the ways that forests affect the climate. At the smaller scale, we’ll also consider how much the tree in your back garden could be doing to improve local air quality.
BIOGRAPHY | Dr Cat Scott is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Leeds where she studies the way that natural parts of the Earth system interact with human activities. Cat studied Chemistry at the University of Manchester before moving to the University of Leeds to undertake a PhD in Atmospheric Science.
SPEAKER | Dr Cat Scott, University of Leeds
ABSTRACT | Forests cover one third of the Earth’s land area. They store huge quantities of carbon, influence rainfall and alter the colour (and therefore reflectivity) of the land. In addition to taking carbon dioxide out of the air and producing oxygen, trees emit other gases into the air that can affect the climate in complex ways. This talk will explore the latest research on the ways that forests affect the climate. At the smaller scale, we’ll also consider how much the tree in your back garden could be doing to improve local air quality.
BIOGRAPHY | Dr Cat Scott is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Leeds where she studies the way that natural parts of the Earth system interact with human activities. Cat studied Chemistry at the University of Manchester before moving to the University of Leeds to undertake a PhD in Atmospheric Science.