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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4347-2019
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4347-2019
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Model evaluation paper
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14 Oct 2019
Model evaluation paper | Highlight paper |
| 14 Oct 2019
| 14 Oct 2019
The biophysics, ecology, and biogeochemistry of functionally diverse, vertically and horizontally heterogeneous ecosystems: the Ecosystem Demography model, version 2.2 – Part 2: Model evaluation for tropical South America
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Embrapa Agricultural Informatics, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
Ryan G. Knox
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, USA
Naomi M. Levine
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abigail L. S. Swann
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
David M. Medvigy
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
Michael C. Dietze
Boston University, Boston, MA, USA
Yeonjoo Kim
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Hohai University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Damien Bonal
INRA, UMR 1137 EEF, Champenoux, France
Benoit Burban
INRA, UMR 0745 EcoFoG, Campus Agronomique, Kourou, France
Plínio B. Camargo
University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
Matthew N. Hayek
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
New York University, New York, NY, USA
Scott R. Saleska
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Rodrigo da Silva
Federal University of Western Pará, Santarém, PA, Brazil
Rafael L. Bras
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
Steven C. Wofsy
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Paul R. Moorcroft
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Model code and software
Ecosystem Demography Model, version 2.2 Marcos Longo; Ryan G. Knox; David M. Medvigy; Naomi M. Levine; Michael C. Dietze; Abigail L. S. Swann; Ke Zhang; Christine R. Rollinson; Manfredo di Porcia e Brugnera; Daniel Scott; Shawn P. Serbin; Rob Kooper; Afshin Pourmokhtarian; Alexey Shiklomanov; Toni Viskari; Paul Moorcroft https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3365659
Short summary
The Ecosystem Demography model calculates the fluxes of heat, water, and carbon between plants and ground and the air, and the life cycle of plants in different climates. To test if our calculations were reasonable, we compared our results with field and satellite measurements. Our model predicts well the extent of the Amazon forest, how much light forests absorb, and how much water forests release to the air. However, it must improve the tree growth rates and how fast dead plants decompose.
The Ecosystem Demography model calculates the fluxes of heat, water, and carbon between plants...
