N. Minn. bog to be site of massive global warming study

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N. Minn. bog to be site of massive global warming study
by Tom Robertson, Minnesota Public Radio
June 7, 2012

N. Minn. bog to be site of massive global warming study | Minnesota Public Radio News
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During the growing season, researchers will heat the air and soil inside the open-topped chambers. They'll also raise carbon dioxide levels, exposing plants and trees to the changes.

Following methods tested in a prototype of the octagon-shaped warming chamber at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, researchers will use electric heaters inserted into the soil to warm below ground. They'll raise air temperatures using four propane heaters per chamber…

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Any results from such experiments will have to be interpreted with caution as recent research has shown that some organisms may respond to changing climatic conditions in unexpected/counter-intuitive manners. One of the biggest problems in climatology is the construction of robust predictive models that will assist in planning for the future.

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Thanks for the submission of this experiment; it will be interesting to see what results come from it.