Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
GMD
Articles | Volume 13, issue 7
Articles | Volume 13, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-3203-2020
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Articles | Volume 13, issue 7
Model description paper
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14 Jul 2020
Model description paper |  | 14 Jul 2020

Global rules for translating land-use change (LUH2) to land-cover change for CMIP6 using GLM2

Lei Ma, George C. Hurtt, Louise P. Chini, Ritvik Sahajpal, Julia Pongratz, Steve Frolking, Elke Stehfest, Kees Klein Goldewijk, Donal O'Leary, and Jonathan C. Doelman

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-3203-2020-supplement

Data sets

GLM2_modified and Results L. Ma, L. Chini, G. Hurtt, and R. Sahajpal https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533792

LUH2 dataset G. C. Hurtt et al. https://doi.org/10.22033/ESGF/input4MIPs.10454

New IPCC Tier-1 global biomass carbon map for the year 2000 A. Ruesch and H. K. Gibbs https://doi.org/10.15485/1463800

Model code and software

GLM2_modified and Results L. Ma, L. Chini, G. Hurtt, R. Sahajpal https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3533792

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Short summary
Earth system models require information on historical land cover change. We present transition rules to generate land cover change from newly developed land use dataset (Land-use Harmonization, LUH2). The resulting forest cover, vegetation carbon, and emissions from land use and land cover change are simulated and evaluated against remote sensing data and other studies. The rules can guide the incorporation of land-cover information within earth system models for CMIP6.
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