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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-2619-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-2619-2022
Model description paper
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31 Mar 2022
Model description paper |  | 31 Mar 2022

Tree hydrodynamic modelling of the soil–plant–atmosphere continuum using FETCH3

Marcela Silva, Ashley M. Matheny, Valentijn R. N. Pauwels, Dimetre Triadis, Justine E. Missik, Gil Bohrer, and Edoardo Daly

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Our study introduces FETCH3, a ready-to-use, open-access model that simulates the water fluxes across the soil, roots, and stem. To test the model capabilities, we tested it against exact solutions and a case study. The model presented considerably small errors when compared to the exact solutions and was able to correctly represent transpiration patterns when compared to experimental data. The results show that FETCH3 can correctly simulate above- and below-ground water transport.
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