California cropland fields coloured by relative soil carbon

Ecosystem modeling · Soil carbon · Carbon MRV

From field data to defensible carbon numbers

The LeBauer Approach connects ecosystem models and field measurements so the numbers you report hold up to review.

Currently
Owner and Principal Scientist, The LeBauer Approach
Modeling Lead, California Cropland Measurement and Modeling Framework
Previously
Indigo Ag
University of Arizona
University of Illinois

What I do

Three kinds of engagement, one standard: numbers that hold up when someone checks them. Read more about services.

Ecosystem modeling

Model calibration, uncertainty analysis, and scenario projections, linking field and remote-sensing data to process-based models.

Carbon MRV

Model calibration and validation for soil carbon protocols, and the data and reporting that verification requires.

Data science and research software

Research software, data harmonization, and reproducible workflows; building and training data science teams.

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Selected projects

Platforms, frameworks and datasets I have built, led, or maintain.

2024-present · Modeling lead and project manager, co-PI

MAGiC

Modeling and Analysis of Greenhouse gases in Croplands

2009-present · Creator, developer, and co-PI

PEcAn

The Predictive Ecosystem Analyzer

2023-2024 · Staff scientist and technical lead, Indigo Ag

Indigo CAR-SEP validation report

Model calibration and validation under the Climate Action Reserve Soil Enrichment Protocol

David LeBauer, Ph.D.

David LeBauer, Ph.D.

Twenty years in biogeochemistry, remote sensing and open science, across academia, startups and the public sector. I build the models, the pipelines, and the teams that run them.

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