LPJmL4 – a dynamic global vegetation model with managed land – Part 1: Model description

Schaphoff, Sibyll; von Bloh, Werner; Rammig, Anja; Thonicke, Kirsten; Biemans, Hester; Forkel, Matthias; Gerten, Dieter; Heinke, Jens; Jägermeyr, Jonas; Knauer, Jürgen; Langerwisch, Fanny; Lucht, Wolfgang; Müller, Christoph; Rolinski, Susanne; Waha, Katharina

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-1343-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-1343-2018

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The Lund–Potsdam–Jena managed Land (LPJmL) dynamic...

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Model description paper

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12 Apr 2018

Model description paper |

| 12 Apr 2018

LPJmL4 – a dynamic global vegetation model with managed land – Part 1: Model description

Sibyll Schaphoff, Werner von Bloh, Anja Rammig, Kirsten Thonicke, Hester Biemans, Matthias Forkel, Dieter Gerten, Jens Heinke, Jonas Jägermeyr, Jürgen Knauer, Fanny Langerwisch, Wolfgang Lucht, Christoph Müller, Susanne Rolinski, and Katharina Waha

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-1343-2018-supplement

Data sets

LPJmL4 model output for the publications in GMD: LPJmL4 - a dynamic global vegetation model with managed land: Part I – Model description and Part II – Model evaluation S. Schaphoff, W. von Bloh, A. Rammig, K. Thonicke, H. Biemans, M. Forkel, D. Gerten, J. Heinke, J. Jägermeyr, J. Knauer, F. Langerwisch, W. Lucht, C. Müller, S. Rolinski, and K. Waha https://doi.org/10.5880/pik.2017.009

Model code and software

LPJmL4 Model Code S. Schaphoff, W. von Bloh, K. Thonicke, H. Biemans, M. Forkel, D. Gerten, J. Heinke, J. Jägermeyr, C. Müller, S. Rolinski, K. Waha, E. Stehfest, L. de Waal, U. Heyder, M. Gumpenberger, and T. Beringer https://doi.org/10.5880/pik.2018.002

Short summary

Here we provide a comprehensive model description of a global terrestrial biosphere model, named LPJmL4, incorporating the carbon and water cycle and the quantification of agricultural production. The model allows for the consistent and joint quantification of climate and land use change impacts on the biosphere. The model represents the key ecosystem functions, but also the influence of humans on the biosphere. It comes with an evaluation paper to demonstrate the credibility of LPJmL4.