ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Assessment of Changes in the Total Carbon
Content and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Neris
Park Soil Using the Simulating Program DNDC
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Department of Environmental protection and water engineering, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University,
Vilnius, Lithuania
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Institute of Environmental protection, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Institute of Mechanical Science, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania
Submission date: 2021-10-01
Final revision date: 2021-12-21
Acceptance date: 2022-02-07
Online publication date: 2022-05-05
Publication date: 2022-07-12
Corresponding author
Dainius Paliulis
Environmental protection and water engineering, Vilnius Tech (Vilnius Gediminas Technical University), Saultekio ave 11, LT-10223, Vilnius, Lithuania
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2022;31(4):3767-3778
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Simulating total carbon changes in soil and carbon dioxide emissions was carried out using
the simulating program DNDC. The assessment covered soils of three different types of land-use
(arable, meadow and forest). The aim – simulating of carbon dioxide emissions from arable, meadow
and forest soil and total carbon quantity in selected soil evaluating climate change. The assessment
used the data received from an analysis of the total carbon quantities in soil of the Neris Regional Park.
Data for the assessment of carbon dioxide emission were obtained upon carrying out investigations in
autumn in the same locations where the total carbon quantity was determined. The value of total carbon
simulated in meadow soil was lower by 3.4%, in arable soil was lower by 4.5%, in forest soil was lower
by 1.4% comparing to experimental data. The value of CO2 emission simulated from meadow soil was
higher by 24%, from arable soil was higher by 26% and from forest soil was higher by 27% comparing
to experimental data.