Matthias Jonas

Matthias Jonas is currently a Senior Research Scholar in the Ecosystem Services & Management Program and is responsible for constraining and handling uncertainties of GHG fluxes which focuses on the bottom-up/top-down accounting of GHG emissions from both technosphere and terrestrial biosphere across spatial scales from national to global, the systems and uncertainty analysis involved in carrying out this research, and the collaboration with scholars and experts both in loco and internationally. Over the years this research widened to span various research tracks and disciplines encompassing earth/climate systems analysis, observation, monitoring and modeling, the global carbon cycle, and non-CO2 GHGs including ozone precursors, the allocation of emission burdens and targets in an emissions-constrained world, accounting of emissions under and compliance with international climate agreements, and the monitoring and advanced analysis of uncertainty and risk in the emissions for robust decision-making in the context of mitigation and adaptation, emission trading etc.

Dr. Jonas received his PhD in geophysics in 1988 and first joined IIASA's Environment Program in November 1989 from the Technical University of Clausthal, Germany. He assisted in setting up and conducting IIASA's Climate Change Study, which aimed at the integrated modeling of climate change impacts. Between 1992 and 1994, he led the Climate Change Study as Deputy Project Leader under the Forestry and Climate Change Project. The climate related work of the project involved the construction of a hierarchical set of climate models to examine the feedback between climate and biosphere with emphasis on regional forest ensembles. The climate pattern scaling techniques developed at that time by him and his colleagues were pioneering.

Since 1994 Dr. Jonas has been providing consultancy support to the Austrian Government and other institutions in their efforts to comply with Austria's commitments under the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Dr. Jonas is the lead author of Austria's First and Second National Communication (Austria's National Climate Reports).

Between 1995 and 1997, Dr. Jonas was with the Austrian Research Centers at Seibersdorf, Austria's largest non-university research institution, where he was responsible for setting up the integrated Austrian Carbon Balance Project (Phase I). This work led Dr. Jonas back to IIASA’s Forestry Project in 1998, contributing to the Full Carbon Account for Russia study that realized the first full carbon accounting for a country. In addition he was responsible for the Austrian Carbon Database (ACDb) study, being the first country-scale full carbon accounting that pays equal attention to the assessment of uncertainties from the very beginning, and driving FOR’s research to address the detection of uncertain greenhouse emission signals under the Kyoto Protocol.

Dr. Jonas' scientific interests are interdisciplinary and focus on global change policy problems in which the analysis of physical as well as natural-socioeconomic systems, environmental targets, and verification and compliance issues play a central role (earth systems modeling, carbon cycle, and non-CO2 greenhouse gases). Dr. Jonas has authored and coauthored three books and numerous publications and acts as a scientific expert reviewer for various interdisciplinary scientific journals, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Last update: 27-SEP-2011

Jonas,M. Marland,G. Winiwarter,W. White,T. Nahorski,Z. Bun,R. Nilsson,S. (2011)

Lessons to be learned from uncertainty treatment: Conclusions regarding greenhouse gas inventories ... More

Ermolieva,T. Ermoliev,Y. Fischer,G. Jonas,M. Makowski,M. Wagner,F. (2011)

Carbon emission trading and carbon taxes under uncertainties ... More

Bun,A. Hamal,K. Jonas,M. Lesiv,M. (2011)

Verification of compliance with GHG emission targets: Annex B countries ... More

Jonas,M. Gusti,M. Jeda,W. Nahorski,Z. Nilsson,S. (2011)

Comparison of preparatory signal analysis techniques for consideration in the (post-)Kyoto policy process ... More

Gusti,M. Jonas,M. (2011)

Terrestrial full carbon account for Russia: Revised uncertainty estimates and their role in a bottom-up/top-down accounting exercise ... More

Jonas,M. Marland,G. Winiwarter,W. White,T. Nahorski,Z. Bun,R. Nilsson,S. (2011)

Benefits of dealing with uncertainty in greenhouse gas inventories: Introduction ... More

White,T. Jonas,M. Nahorski,Z. Nilsson,S. (2011)

Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Dealing With Uncertainty ... More

Jonas,M. Krey,V. Wagner,F. Marland,G. Nahorski,Z. (2011)

Providing a framework for moving to a low C world ... More

Jonas,M. Krey,V. Rafaj,P. Bachner,G. Steininger,K. Marland,G. Nahorski,Z. (2011)

Uncertainty in an emissions constrained world: Case Austria ... More

Lesiv,M. Bun,A. Hamal,K. Jonas,M. (2011)

Preparatory Signal Detection for the EU-27 Member States Under EU Burden Sharing - Advanced Monitoring Including Uncertainty (1990-2007) ... More

Bun,A. Hamal,K. Jonas,M. (2011)

Preparatory Signal Detection for the EU-27 Member States Under EU Burden Sharing - Advanced Monitoring Including Uncertainty (1990-2006) ... More

Ciais,P. Canadell,J.G. Luyssaert,S. Chevallier,F. Shvidenko,A. Poussi,Z. Jonas,M. Peylin,P. King,A.W. Schulze,E.-D. Piao,S. Roedenbeck,C. Peters,W. Breon,F.-M. (2010)

Can we reconcile atmospheric estimates of the Northern terrestrial carbon sink with land-based accounting? ... More

Gusti,M. Jonas,M. (2010)

Terrestrial full carbon account for Russia: Revised uncertainty estimates and their role in a bottom-up/top-down accounting exercise ... More

Jonas,M. Gusti,M. Jeda,W. Nahorski,Z. Nilsson,S. (2010)

Comparison of preparatory signal analysis techniques for consideration in the (post-)Kyoto policy process ... More

Bun,A. Hamal,K. Jonas,M. Lesiv,M. (2010)

Verification of compliance with GHG emission targets: Annex B countries ... More

Jonas,M. Marland,G. Winiwarter,W. White,T. Nahorski,Z. Bun,R. Nilsson,S. (2010)

Benefits of dealing with uncertainty in greenhouse gas inventories: Introduction ... More

Ermolieva,T. Ermoliev,Y. Fischer,G. Jonas,M. Makowski,M. Wagner,F. (2010)

Carbon emission trading and carbon taxes under uncertainties ... More

Gavrilova,O. Jonas,M. Erb,K. Haberl,H. (2010)

International trade and Austria's livestock system: Direct and hidden carbon emission flows associated with production and consumption of products ... More

Jonas,M. White,T. Marland,G. Lieberman,D. Nahorski,Z. Nilsson,S. (2010)

Dealing with uncertainty in GHG inventories: How to go about it? ... More

Ermolieva,T. Ermoliev,Y. Fischer,G. Jonas,M. Makowski,M. (2010)

Cost effective and environmentally safe emission trading under uncertainty ... More

Jonas,M. Krey,V. Wagner,F. (2010)

Accounting for uncertainty ... More

Jonas,M. (2010)

Dealing with uncertainty in greenhouse gas inventories ... More

Jonas,M. Krey,V. Wagner,F. Marland,G. Nahorski,Z. (2010)

Dealing with uncertainty in greenhouse gas inventories in an emissions constrained world ... More

Hryniewicz,O. Nahorski,Z. Horabik,J. Jonas,M. (2010)

Compliance for uncertain inventories: Yet another look? ... More

Ermolieva,T. Ermoliev,Y. Jonas,M. Fischer,G. Makowski,M. (2010)

A model for robust emission trading under uncertainties ... More

Marland,G. Hamal,K. Jonas,M. (2009)

How uncertain are estimates of CO2 emissions? ... More

Hamal,K. Jonas,M. Marland,G. (2009)

The uncertainty in global and national estimates of CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel combustion (Abstract) ... More

Ermolieva,T. Ermoliev,Y. Fischer,G. Jonas,M. Makowski,M. Wagner,F. (2009)

Carbon emissions trading and carbon taxes under uncertainties (Abstract) ... More

Gusti,M. Jonas,M. (2008)

How well do we know Russia's carbon budget for 1988-92? Critical look from uncertainty study of IIASA's full carbon account? ... More

Bun,A. Jonas,M. (2008)

Information system for verification of compliance with greenhouse gas emission commitments: Ukraine and the European Union member states ... More

Ermoliev,Y. Ermolieva,T. Jonas,M. Makowski,M. Fischer,G. (2008)

Emission trading under uncertainties ... More

Jonas,M. Gusti,M. Nilsson,S. (2008)

Assessing Uncertainty in Bottom-up Full Carbon Accounting for Russia. Brief project report ... More

Gusti,M. Jonas,M. Shvidenko,A. McCallum,I. (2008)

How well do we know Russia's carbon budget for 1988-1992? Critical look from uncertainty study of IIASA's full carbon account ... More

Ermoliev,Y. Ermolieva,T. Jonas,M. Makowski,M. Fischer,G. (2008)

Robust emission trading schemes under uncertainties ... More

Hamal,K. Jonas,M. (2008)

Preparatory Signal Detection for the EU-27 Member States under EU Burden Sharing - Advanced Monitoring Including Uncertainty (1990-2005) ... More

Hamal,K. Jonas,M. (2008)

Preparatory Signal Detection for the EU-25 Member States under EU Burden Sharing/Advanced Monitoring Including Uncertainty (1990-2004) ... More

Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. (2007)

Prior to economic treatment of emissions and their uncertainties under the Kyoto Protocol: Scientific uncertainties that must be kept in mind ... More

Lieberman,D. Jonas,M. Winiwarter,W. Nahorski,Z. Nilsson,S. (2007)

Accounting for climate change: Introduction ... More

Nilsson,S. Shvidenko,A. Jonas,M. McCallum,I. Thomson,A. Balzter,H. (2007)

Uncertainties of a regional terrestrial biota full carbon account: A systems analysis ... More

Nahorski,Z. Horabik,J. Jonas,M. (2007)

Compliance and emissions trading under the Kyoto Protocol: Rules for uncertain inventories ... More

Lieberman,D. Jonas,M. Nahorski,Z. Nilsson,S. (2007)

Accounting for Climate Change. Uncertainties in Greenhouse Gas Inventories - Verification, Compliance, and Trading ... More

Erb,K.-H. Kastner,T. Zandl,S. Weisz,H. Haberl,H. Jonas,M. (2007)

Carbon Cycle - Feasibility Study "Nutzen der MFA fuer das Treibhausgas-Monitoring im Rahmen eines Full Carbon Accounting- -Ansatzes: Feasibilitystudie" ... More

Jonas,M. (2007)

Full Carbon Accounting ... More

Jonas,M. (2007)

The Ongoing Debate: How to Go about Uncertainty under the Kyoto Protocol. Key Uncertainties in Perspective ... More

Bun,A. Jonas,M. (2007)

Information technology for verification of GHG emissions' compliance with commitments: Comparison of Poland and Ukraine ... More

Bun,A. Jonas,M. (2007)

Russia and Ukraine as potential participants in greenhouse gas market: Tendencies and prognosis ... More

Jonas,M. Gusti,M. Jeda,W. Nahorski,Z. Nilsson,S. (2007)

Comparison of preparatory signal detection techniques for consideration in the (post-) Kyoto policy process ... More

Gusti,M. Jonas,M. (2007)

IIASA's terrestrial full carbon account for Russia: Revised uncertainty estimates and its role in a bottom-up/top-down exercise ... More

Ermolieva,T. Jonas,M. Ermoliev,Y. Makowski,M. (2007)

The difference between deterministic and probabilistic detection of emission changes: Toward the use of the probabilistic verification time concept ... More

Bun,A. Hamal,K. Jonas,M. (2007)

Verification of compliance with GHG emission targets: Annex I countries ... More

Makowski,M. Ermolieva,T. Jonas,M. Ermoliev,Y. Fischer,G. (2007)

Stochastic techniques for the design of robust and efficient emission trading mechanisms ... More

Jonas,M. White,T. Nahorski,Z. Nilsson,S. (2007)

Uncertainty in greenhouse gas inventories: How to go about it? ... More

Bun,A. Jonas,M. (2006)

Preparatory Signal Detection for the EU-25 Member States Under EU Burden Sharing - Advanced Monitoring Including Uncertainty (1990-2003) ... More

Bun,A. Jonas,M. (2006)

Preparatory Signal Detection for the EU-15 Member States Under EU Burden Sharing- Advanced Monitoring Including Uncertainty (1990-2003) ... More

Nahorski,Z. Jeda,W. Jonas,M. (2005)

Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emission Accounting Uncertainty via Signal Analysis Methods ... More

Nahorski,Z. Jeda,W. Horabik,J. Jonas,M. (2005)

Proposal for Managing Uncertainty in Balancing Greenhouse Gas Emissions under the Kyoto Protocol Framework ... More

Koenig,M. Schentz,H. Schleidt,K. Jonas,M. Ermolieva,T. (2005)

Continuation and Further Development of the MEDEA Event Data Base ... More

Koenig,M. Schentz,H. Schleidt,K. Ermolieva,T.Y. Jonas,M. (2005)

Weiterfuehrung und Ausbau von MEDEA and MEDEA V1.1 Handbuch (Continuation and Expansion of MEDEA and MEDEA V1.1 Handbook) ... More

Erb,K.-H. Haberl,H. Jonas,M. (2005)

Integrated Economic-Ecological Carbon Accounting ... More

Wagner,W. Jonas,M. Hoffmann,C. (2005)

The role of earth observation in the good practice guidance for reporting land use, land-use change and forestry activities as specified by the Kyoto Protocol ... More

Nahorski,Z. Horabik,J. Jeda,W. Jonas,M. (2005)

Modeling, compliance, and permit trading under big uncertainties in reporting: Greenhouse gases case ... More

Lieberman,D. Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. Winiwarter,W. Nahorski,Z. (2004)

Workshop Summary ... More

Wagner,W. Jonas,M. Hoffmann,C. Gangkofner,U. Hasenauer,S. Hollaus,M. Schiller,C. Kessler,F. (2004)

The role of earth observation in the good practice guidance for reporting land use, land-use change and forestry activities as specified by the Kyoto Protocol ... More

Nilsson,S. Shvidenko,A. Jonas,M. (2004)

Uncertainties of the regional terrestrial biota full carbon account: A systems analysis. Plenary talk ... More

Nahorski,Z. Horabik,J. Jonas,M. (2004)

Greenhouse gas emission uncertainty in compliance proving and emission trading ... More

Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. (2004)

Prior to an economic treatment of emissions and their uncertainties under the Kyoto Protocol: Scientific uncertainties that must be kept in mind ... More

Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. Bun,R. Dachuk,V. Gusti,M. Horabik,J. Jeda,W. Nahorski,Z. (2004)

Preparatory Signal Detection for the EU Member States under EU Burden Sharing - Advanced Monitoring Including Uncertainty (1990-2002) ... More

Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. Bun,R. Dachuk,V. Gusti,M. Horabik,J. Jeda,W. Nahorski,Z. (2004)

Preparatory Signal Detection for the EU Member States under EU Burden Sharing - Advanced Monitoring Including Uncertainty ... More

Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. Bun,R. Dachuk,V. Gusti,M. Horabik,J. Jeda,W. Nahorski,Z. (2004)

Preparatory Signal Detection for Annex I Countries under the Kyoto Protocol - A Lesson for the Post-Kyoto Policy Process ... More

Nilsson,S. Vaganov,E.A. Shvidenko,A. Stolbovoi,V. Rozhkov,V.A. McCallum,I. Jonas,M. (2003)

Carbon budget of vegetation ecosystems of Russia ... More

Nilsson,S. Jonas,M. Stolbovoi,V. Shvidenko,A. Obersteiner,M. McCallum,I. (2003)

The missing "missing sink" ... More

Koenig,M. Schentz,H. Weigl,J. Ermolieva,T. Jonas,M. (2003)

Ereignis-Datenbank fuer meteorologische Extremereignisse - MEDEA (Event Database for Meteorological Extreme Events - MEDEA) ... More

Nilsson,S. Jonas,M. Obersteiner,M. (2002)

COP 6: A healing shock? An editorial essay ... More

Wagner,W. Kidd,R. Nilsson,S. Jonas,M. Hoffmann,C. (2002)

Verification of land-use, land-use change and forestry activities as specified by the Kyoto-Protocol: The role of remote sensing and GIS within a scientific verification concept ... More

Nilsson,S. Jonas,M. Obersteiner,M. Victor,D.G. (2001)

Verification: The gorilla in the struggle to slow global warming ... More

Gebetsroither,E. Strebl,F. Schwaiger,H. Jaekel,U. Jungmeier,G. Canella,L. Spitzer,J. Hintermeier,G. Windsperger,A. Schneider,F. Jonas,M. (2001)

The Austrian Carbon Balance Model (ACBM): Final Project Report Annex ... More

Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. (2001)

The Austrian Carbon Database (ACDb) Study - Overview [Revised 28 October 2003] ... More

Nilsson,S. Bull,G.Q. Jonas,M. Obersteiner,M. Shvidenko,A. (2001)

Muddy Greenhouse Gas Accounting Requires Independent Third Party Certification ... More

Geisler,A. Jonas,M. (2001)

Contribution to a Carbon Consistent Database for Austria ... More

Jonas,M. Schopper,J.R. Schoen,J.H. (2000)

Mathematical-Physical reappraisal of Archie's first equation on the basis of a statistical network model ... More

Nilsson,S. Jonas,M. Obersteiner,M. (2000)

The Forgotten Obligations in the Kyoto Negotiations ... More

Obersteiner,M. Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. Shvidenko,A. Gluck,M. (2000)

If You Act Locally and Compute Globally What Is the Optimal Comprehensiveness of the Reference Carbon System? A Note on Decision Making under Changing Properties of Total System Errors of Full Carbon Accounting (FCA) and Partial Carbon Accounting (PCA) ... More

Obersteiner,M. Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. Shvidenko,A. Gluck,M. (2000)

Trading Flexibility for Predictability - Differential Emission Dynamics and the Formation of Common Carbon Markets ... More

Obersteiner,M. Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. (2000)

The Political and Economic Costs of a Fully Verifiable Kyoto Protocol ... More

Jonas,M. Obersteiner,M. Nilsson,S. (2000)

How to Go From Today's Kyoto Protocol to a Post-Kyoto Future that Adheres to the Principles of Full Carbon Accounting and Global-scale Verification? A Discussion Based on Greenhouse Gas Accounting, Uncertainty and Verification ... More

Obersteiner,M. Ermoliev,Y.M. Gluck,M. Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. Shvidenko,A. (2000)

Avoiding a Lemons Market by Including Uncertainty in the Kyoto Protocol: Same Mechanism - Improved Rules ... More

Nilsson,S. Shvidenko,A. Stolbovoi,V. Gluck,M. Jonas,M. Obersteiner,M. (2000)

Full Carbon Account for Russia [Revised 18 December 2000] ... More

Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. Obersteiner,M. Gluck,M. Ermoliev,Y.M. (1999)

Verification Times Underlying the Kyoto Protocol: Global Benchmark Calculations [Revised February 2000] ... More

Jonas,M. Nilsson,S. Shvidenko,A. Stolbovoi,V. Gluck,M. Obersteiner,M. Oeskog,A. (1999)

Full Carbon Accounting and the Kyoto Protocol: A Systems- Analytical View ... More

Sotoudeh,M. Mayr,B. Windsperger,A. Jonas,M. Schidler,S. (1998)

Interdisciplinary team work for modeling of carbon flows in Austria using the object-oriented simulation tool ASPECT ... More

Sotoudeh,M. Jonas,M. Mayr,B. Schidler,S. Windsperger,A. (1998)

Modeling of carbon flows in Austria using the object-oriented simulation tool ASPECT ... More

Jonas,M. Mayr,B. Schidler,S. Sotoudeh,M. Knoflacher,H.M. (1998)

Land-use Change and Forestry in Austria: A Scientific Assessment of Austria's Carbon Balance in Light of Article 3 of the Kyoto Protocol ... More

Jonas,M. Fleischmann,K. Ganopolski,A.V. Krabec,J. Nitschke,U. Olendrzynski,K. Petoukhov,V.K. Shaw,R.W. (1996)

Grid point surface air temperature calculations with a fast turnaround: Combining the results of IMAGE and a GCM ... More

Jonas,M. Schopper,J.R. (1994)

The radii inversion problem associated with the Hg capillary pressure experiment ... More

Haan,B.J. de Jonas,M. Klepper,O. Krabec,J. Krol,M.S. Olendrzynski,K. (1994)

An atmosphere-ocean model for integrated assessment of global change ... More

Jonas,M. Doeoes,B.R. Olendrzynski,K. Hojesky,H. (1994)

National Climate Report of the Austrian Federal Government in Compliance with the Obligations under Art.4.2 and Art.12 of the Framework Convention on Climate Change ... More

Jonas,M. Fleischmann,K. Ganopolski,A.V. Krabec,J. Nitschke,U. Olendrzynski,K. Petoukhov,V.K. Shaw,R.W. (1994)

Applying Regional and Global GCM Surface Air Temperature Changes in an Integrated Model of Climate Change ... More

Jonas,M. Ganopolski,A.V. Krabec,J. Olendrzynski,K. Petoukhov,V.K. (1994)

A relationship between regional and global GCM surface air temperature changes and its application to an integrated model of climate change ... More

Ganopolski,A.V. Jonas,M. Krabec,J. Olendrzynski,K. Petoukhov,V.K. Venevsky,S.V. (1994)

IIASA's climate-vegetation-biogeochemical cycle module as a part of an integrated model for climate change ... More

Jonas,M. Ganopolski,A.V. Krabec,J. Olendrzynski,K. Petoukhov,V.K. (1993)

A Set of Climate Models for Integrated Modelling of Climate Change Impacts. Part I: Introduction and Overview - A 2-Dimensional Zonal Climate Model. A Projected Application to European Forests ... More

Jonas,M. Olendrzynski,K. Krabec,J. Shaw,R.W. (1992)

IIASA's Work on Climate Change: Assessing Environmental Impacts ... More

Fleischmann,K. Nitschke,U. Jonas,M. Olendrzynski,K. Shaw,R.W. (1992)

Estimation of GCM Temperature Trends for Different Emission Scenarios with the help of the Integrated Model to Assess the Greenhouse Effect (IMAGE) ... More

Jonas,M. Elzen,M.G.J. den Olendrzynski,K. (1991)

A Time Dependent Zonally Averaged Energy Balance Model to be Incorporated into IMAGE (Integrated Model to Assess the Greenhouse Effect) ... More