Hi, I’m Salvatore R. Curasi

I’m a Research Scientist with the Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (CCCma). My interests are at the nexus of climate change science, land surface modeling, and ecology. I am actively involved in the development and evaluation of the Canadian Land Surface Scheme Including Biogeochemical Cycles (CLASSIC) and its parent the Canadian Earth System Model (CanESM). Below are my most recent research projects:

wildfire in progress

Wildfire & Canada's carbon cycle

Improving models of boreal vegetation and disturbance to understanding Canada's terrestrial carbon cycle →
photo of tussock tundra

Tussocks in Tundra Ecosystems

Improving our understanding of how climate change impacts vegetation carbon stocks in tussock tundra ecosystems →
researchers installing data loggers

Open-source soil temperature data logger

Designed to Increase the density of soil and air temperature measurements to better understand ecosystems →
satellite image of a landscape

Other collaborative publications

Broader publications that integrate models and data to understand ecosystems and climate change →

Recent publications

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