ISMC The International Soil Modeling Consortium

The International Soil Modeling Consortium aims to integrate and advance soil systems modeling, data gathering, and observational capabilities, through: -bringing together leading experts in modelling soil processes within all major soil disciplines -addressing major scientific gaps in describing key processes and their long term impacts with respect to the different functions and ecosystem services provided by soil -promoting integration of soil modelling expertise in neighboring disciplines (climate, land surface, eco, hydro, and other models) -performing soil model intercomparison studies at local to global scales -consolidating soil and other data platforms for modeling purposes integrating societal and environmental considerations into soil and ecosystem functioning The consortium will bring together modelers and experimental soil scientists at the forefront of new technologies and approaches to characterize soils. By addressing these aims, the consortium will contribute to improve the role of soil modeling as a knowledge dissemination instrument in addressing key global issues and stimulate the development of translational research activities.