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The Permafrost and Organic LayEr module for Forest Models (POLE-FM) 1.0
Winslow D. Hansen
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY 12545, USA
Adrianna Foster
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO 80035, USA
Benjamin Gaglioti
Water and Environmental Research Center, Institute of Northern
Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
Rupert Seidl
School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85354
Freising, Germany
Berchtesgaden National Park, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany
Werner Rammer
School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, 85354
Freising, Germany
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Short summary
Permafrost and the thick soil-surface organic layers that insulate permafrost are important controls of boreal forest dynamics and carbon cycling. However, both are rarely included in process-based vegetation models used to simulate future ecosystem trajectories. To address this challenge, we developed a computationally efficient permafrost and soil organic layer module that operates at fine spatial (1 ha) and temporal (daily) resolutions.
Permafrost and the thick soil-surface organic layers that insulate permafrost are important...
