Development and Extrapolation of a General Light Use Efficiency Model for the Gross Primary Production [Elektronische Ressource] / Judith Horn. Betreuer: Karsten Schulz

Development and Extrapolation of aGeneral Light Use Efficiency Modelfor the Gross Primary ProductionDissertation der Fakulät für Geowissenschaften derLudwig–Maximilians–Universität Münchenzur Erlangung des akademischen Grades"doctor rerum naturalium" (Dr. rer. nat.)vorgelegt vonJudith E. Hornaus OffenburgMünchen, den 14.2.2011Erstgutachter: Prof. Dr. KarstenSchulzZweitgutachter: Prof. Dr. AndreasHuthTagdermündlichenPrüfung: 13.7.2011"That’sthewholeproblemwithscience. You’vegotabunchofempiriciststryingtodescribethingsofunimaginablewonder."Bill Watterson in "Calvin And Hobbes"AcknowledgmentsThis PhD study was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, Grant#SCHU1271/4 1&2). ItwasmadepossiblebyaccesstotheFLUXNETdatabase;thedata are provided by the data centers "CarboEuropeIP Ecosystem Component Database"supported by the European Commission, as well as the"AmeriFlux" data archive at the"CarbonDioxideInformationAnalysisCenter"(CDIAC)ofDOE’s(U.S.DepartmentofEnergy) Oak Ridge National Laboratory(ORNL).IamverygratefultoVanessaStauch. In hercheerful andwarmmanner sheintroducedmeto Leipzigandthe workinggroup. She made it easy for me to become familiar withthedata and required methods andthephilosophybehindtheproject.I would like to thank Prof. Andreas Huth for spontaneously accepting the second reviewofthisthesis.IwishtoexpressmywarmestgratitudetomyadvisorProf. KarstenSchulzforsupportingandencouragingmeoverthepastyears.