enhancing comet-farm tm and comet- planner tm for user utility, effectiveness, and market purposes...
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Enhancing COMET-FarmTM and COMET-PlannerTM
for User Utility, Effectiveness, and Market Purposes
Adam ChambersNatural Resources Conservation Service
Environmental Markets LeaderPortland, OR
Mark Easter, Amy Swan, Keith Paustian, and Kevin BrownNatural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO
Outline
• COMET Tools Update – Science, Science, Transparency and Markets
• COMET Tool Enhancements completed in 2015• Planned Tool Enhancements for 2016• Fine-tuning the COMET Tools for GHG Markets -> Discussion and Feedback
COMET Tools Status Update
• Carbon Footprint, COMET Tools development, Supply Chains, Offsets• Science - Partnership with CSU ~ dedication to continual improvement• Science - California Specialty Crops• Engagement with the Climate Hubs
• Science - National Inventory efforts• Transparency - Outreach, Training & Help Desk• Transparency – Open source• Markets – C-AGG partnership
Adding California Specialty Crops to COMET-FarmTM
Kerri SteenwerthDavis
Adam Chambers – PortlandCalifornia State Office Staff
Marci BaranskiOCE - CCPO, Washington, DC
Will Horwath, Martin BurgerDavis
College of Ag SciFort Collins
Amrith GunasekaraSacramento
Keith Paustian, Mark Easter, Amy Swan et al.Fort Collins
A Collaboration Involving:
Baseline Scenario(Business as Usual)
TillageReduction
ImprovedFertilizer
Management
Add Cover Crops } Compare GHG
Benefits on the Same
Balance Sheet
COMET-FarmTM
COMET-PlannerTM
Business as UsualConservation
PracticePracticeBenefit=
Tools for Conservation Scenario Analysis
ConservationPractices
• Entity level• User-specific• Dynamic &
Empirical Models (“Tier 3”)
• Synergisms of Multiple Practices
• Reduced Uncertainty
• More Data Entry
• Multi-State Level• Emperical Models• Higher Uncertainty• 3-Click Tool
COMET Tool Enhancements in 2015
• COMET-FarmTM
• Alignment with USDA Entity-Level Methods Document• Example Demonstration Projects added for all Modules• PDF File Tutorials, Streaming Webinars Available on youtube• Processing tomatoes, bioenergy crops & cover crops added• Streamlined data entry for rice production• Agroforestry models updated to latest FIA models, projections extend to 50 years• Graphical Reports now available
• COMET-PlannerTM
• Additional Detail added on practices for N Management, Organic Matter Additions
Planned Enhancements for 2016
• COMET-FarmTM
• Adding California specialty crops to COMET-Farm• Rapid data entry features• COMET-Farm/Planner API Web Service – allow model runs from other web tools• Fully Integrate livestock grazing into pasture, rangeland and cropland systems• Agroforestry links to U.S. GHG Inventory• Outreach efforts to expand• Release COMET-FarmTM and COMET-PlannerTM into the Open Source Environment
• COMET-PlannerTM
• Link COMET-PlannerTM to COMET-FarmTM via meta-analysis• Improve spatial resolution• Make improvements based on lessons learned from specialty crop work
California Specialty Crops in COMET-FarmTM
Crops List:
Broccoli CauliflowerLettuceProcessing Tomatoes
Strawberries
Almonds Walnuts Pistachios Grapes Citrus Peaches/Nectaries
Prunes/Plums
We will improve the improve the COMET-FarmTM GUI and management options based on these cropping systems.
Rapid Data Entry in COMET-FarmTM
Select from list of dominant crop rotations and dominant practices for the region– or –
Users may build their own crop rotations
COMET-FarmTM/PlannerTM API Web Service: Allow model runs from other web tools
COMET-FarmTM & USDA GHG Methods:• Croplands• Livestock• Agroforestry/Forestry
“Outside” Users:• Registries• Aggregators• Agencies• Others?
Agroforestry in the COMET tools & U.S. GHG Inventory• COMET-FarmTM agroforestry carbon
stock models consistent with other woody carbon models in the U.S. GHG Inventory• Testing a potential national
inventory method for agroforestry using these models in Iowa.• Extend what we learn in Iowa to
Land Resource Regions in the Corn Belt and Great Plains.
Integrate Livestock Grazing into COMET-FarmTM
• Users will be able to identify whether systems are cash crops, cover crops or pasture/rangeland systems• Grazing offtake will be added to the “Crop
and Planting Date” panel in Current and Future Management sections• Grazing can be done on any system at any
time: pasture, rangeland, cover crops before burn down, corn stubble after harvest, winter wheat in spring, etc.
Expanded Outreach Efforts
In 2015 we focused on California
In 2016 we will expand outreach to the entire lower 48 states.
Release COMET-FarmTM in Open Source Environment
• Maximum Transparency about how Methods Doc’t was implemented.• Improve collaboration opportunities:• Registries• Other Government Agencies• Non-Governmental Agencies• Extend our work to others
• Will Include Calculation Modules, Cropland/Livestock/Forestry GUIs, Reporting, Databases
COMET-PlannerTM Improvements• Link COMET-PlannerTM to COMET-FarmTM via meta-analysis approach• Fully align COMET-FarmTM and COMET-PlannerTM
• Implement the USDA Methods Document methods COMET-PlannerTM
• Improve spatial resolution (currently multi-state, make data state-level or MLRA-level)
• Potential improvements using “lessons learned” from specialty crop work• Make available via API web service to other users, other tools• Release into the Open Source Environment
How can we continue to improve the COMET Tools?• Where can we improve the tools to reduce project costs?• Graphical User Interface Improvements?• Reports?• Crops and Management Practices?• Mapping, large-scale, multi-partner projects?
• How can we continue to expand the user base?
• The Colorado State University / C-AGG Collaboration Begins Now• Workshops at the 2016 March and July C-Agg meetings to focus on GUI, Reporting
Thank You
Improve reporting for GHG Offset Markets
Designate Year Management Practice
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