World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Lutz Merbold

Lutz Merbold

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
53
Citations
13276
World Ranking
4175
National Ranking
107

Overview

Lutz Merbold is affiliated with Agroscope in Switzerland and conducts research primarily within the domains of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their work encompasses several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research covers diverse topics, focusing on areas such as Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, and Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Lutz Merbold include Sonja Leitner, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl, Nina Buchmann, Ivan Mammarella, and E. S. Euskirchen.

Most of their work has been published in notable venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and Biogeosciences.

Recent publications include:

  • Standards and Open Access are the ICOS Pillars Reply to "Comments on 'The Integrated Carbon Observation System in Europe'", 2023, HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe)
  • The Integrated Carbon Observation System in Europe, 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • FLUXNET-CH 4: a global, multi-ecosystem dataset and analysis of methane seasonality from freshwater wetlands, 2021, Earth system science data
  • Friend or Foe? The Role of Animal-Source Foods in Healthy and Environmentally Sustainable Diets, 2023, Journal of Nutrition
  • Gap-filling eddy covariance methane fluxes: Comparison of machine learning model predictions and uncertainties at FLUXNET-CH4 wetlands, 2021, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Best Publications

  • The FLUXNET2015 dataset and the ONEFlux processing pipeline for eddy covariance data

    Gilberto Pastorello;Carlo Trotta;Eleonora Canfora;Housen Chu

  • Global patterns of land-atmosphere fluxes of carbon dioxide, latent heat, and sensible heat derived from eddy covariance, satellite, and meteorological observations

    Martin Jung;Markus Reichstein;Hank A. Margolis;Alessandro Cescatti

  • Predicting carbon dioxide and energy fluxes across global FLUXNET sites with regression algorithms

    Gianluca Tramontana;Martin Jung;Christopher R. Schwalm;Kazuhito Ichii

  • A data-driven analysis of energy balance closure across FLUXNET research sites: The role of landscape-scale heterogeneity

    Paul C. Stoy;Matthias Mauder;Thomas Foken;Barbara Marcolla

  • Joint control of terrestrial gross primary productivity by plant phenology and physiology

    Jianyang Xia;Shuli Niu;Philippe Ciais;Ivan A Janssens

  • Global comparison of light use efficiency models for simulating terrestrial vegetation gross primary production based on the LaThuile database

    Wenping Yuan;Wenwen Cai;Jiangzhou Xia;Jiquan Chen

  • A full greenhouse gases budget of Africa: synthesis, uncertainties, and vulnerabilities

    R. Valentini;R. Valentini;A. Arneth;A. Bombelli;S. Castaldi

  • Impacts of droughts and extreme-temperature events on gross primary production and ecosystem respiration: a systematic assessment across ecosystems and climate zones

    Jannis von Buttlar;Jannis von Buttlar;Jakob Zscheischler;Jakob Zscheischler;Anja Rammig;Sebastian Sippel

  • The uncertain climate footprint of wetlands under human pressure

    Ana Maria Roxana Petrescu;Annalea Lohila;Juha-Pekka Tuovinen;Dennis D. Baldocchi

  • The Integrated Carbon Observation System in Europe

    Jouni Heiskanen;Christian Brümmer;Nina Buchmann;Carlo Calfapietra

  • Greenhouse gas budget (CO2, CH4 and N2O) of intensively managed grassland following restoration

    Lutz Merbold;Werner Eugster;Jacqueline Stieger;Mark Zahniser

  • Climate control of terrestrial carbon exchange across biomes and continents

    Chuixiang Yi;Daniel Ricciuto;Runze Li;John Wolbeck

  • Evaluation of MODIS gross primary productivity for Africa using eddy covariance data

    Martin Sjöström;M. Zhao;S. Archibald;Almut Arneth

  • Exploring the potential of MODIS EVI for modeling gross primary production across African ecosystems

    Martin Sjöström;Jonas Ardö;Almut Arneth;N. Boulain

  • Precipitation as driver of carbon fluxes in 11 African ecosystems

    L. Merbold;J. Ardo;A. Arneth;R.J. Scholes

  • Rainfall interception and the coupled surface water and energy balance

    Albert I.J.M. van Dijk;John H. Gash;Eva van Gorsel;Peter D. Blanken

  • FLUXNET-CH4: a global, multi-ecosystem dataset and analysis of methane seasonality from freshwater wetlands

    Kyle B. Delwiche;Sara Helen Knox;Avni Malhotra;Etienne Fluet-Chouinard

  • Contrasting response of grassland versus forest carbon and water fluxes to spring drought in Switzerland

    Sebastian Wolf;Sebastian Wolf;Werner Eugster;Christof Ammann;Matthias Häni

  • Standardisation of chamber technique for CO2, N2O and CH4 fluxes measurements from terrestrial ecosystems

    Marian Pavelka;Manuel Acosta;Ralf Kiese;Núria Altimir

  • Temporal and spatial variations of soil CO 2 , CH 4 and N 2 O fluxes at three differently managed grasslands

    Dennis Imer;Lutz Merbold;Werner Eugster;Nina Buchmann

  • New data-driven estimation of terrestrial CO2 fluxes in Asia using a standardized database of eddy covariance measurements, remote sensing data, and support vector regression

    Kazuhito Ichii;Kazuhito Ichii;Kazuhito Ichii;Masahito Ueyama;Masayuki Kondo;Masayuki Kondo;Nobuko Saigusa

  • Assessing uncertainties in crop and pasture ensemble model simulations of productivity and N2O emissions

    Fiona Ehrhardt;Jean François Soussana;Gianni Bellocchi;Peter Grace

  • Eddy covariance raw data processing for CO2 and energy fluxes calculation at ICOS ecosystem stations

    Simone Sabbatini;Ivan Mammarella;Nicola Arriga;Gerardo Fratini

Frequent Co-Authors

Klaus Butterbach-Bahl
Klaus Butterbach-Bahl Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Nina Buchmann
Nina Buchmann ETH Zurich
Leonardo Montagnani
Leonardo Montagnani Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Georg Wohlfahrt
Georg Wohlfahrt University of Innsbruck
Werner Eugster
Werner Eugster ETH Zurich
Jiquan Chen
Jiquan Chen Michigan State University
Gerard Kiely
Gerard Kiely University College Cork
Andrej Varlagin
Andrej Varlagin Russian Academy of Sciences
Dario Papale
Dario Papale Tuscia University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

For those interested in Environmental Sciences, exploring related online degrees can open up diverse career pathways. Many students begin with broad options like affordable general education programs. If budget is a concern, consider the cheapest online general studies degree programs that provide a flexible foundation while keeping costs low.

If you're seeking a straightforward academic journey, some of the easiest bachelor degree to get might align with your interests and schedule, allowing a smooth transition into environmental careers without overwhelming challenges.

Specific fields like geology, integral to understanding earth systems, are increasingly available through top-ranked online geology programs. These prepare students for roles in environmental consulting, resource management, and research.

Additionally, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills are vital for spatial analysis in environmental science. Many students pursue degrees from recognized colleges with GIS programs, gaining expertise applicable to conservation, urban planning, and climate studies.

Best Scientists Citing Lutz Merbold

Trending Scientists