CLASH – Climate-responsive Land Allocation model with carbon Storage and Harvests

Ekholm, Tommi; Freistetter, Nadine-Cyra; Rautiainen, Aapo; Thölix, Laura

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-3041-2024

Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-3041-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-3041-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

Model description paper

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17 Apr 2024

Model description paper |

| 17 Apr 2024

CLASH – Climate-responsive Land Allocation model with carbon Storage and Harvests

Tommi Ekholm, Nadine-Cyra Freistetter, Aapo Rautiainen, and Laura Thölix

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-3041-2024-supplement

Data sets

LPJ-GUESS model results for parametrizing the CLASH model L. Thölix and T. Ekholm https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8272853

Demonstration of CLASH - Result data and data analysis scripts N.-C. Freistetter et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10550924

Model code and software

CLASH model code, version 2024-01-22 T. Ekholm et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10554383

Scripts for CLASH parametrization and for producing the parametrization and validation plots T. Ekholm https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8273074

Short summary

CLASH is a numerical model that portrays land allocation between different uses, land carbon stocks, and agricultural and forestry production globally. CLASH can help in examining the role of land use in mitigating climate change, providing food and biogenic raw materials for the economy, and conserving primary ecosystems. Our demonstration with CLASH confirms that reduction of animal-based food, shifting croplands and storing carbon in forests are effective ways to mitigate climate change.