Articles | Volume 17, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-7317-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-7317-2024
Development and technical paper
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16 Oct 2024
Development and technical paper |  | 16 Oct 2024

The biogeochemical model Biome-BGCMuSo v6.2 provides plausible and accurate simulations of the carbon cycle in central European beech forests

Katarína Merganičová, Ján Merganič, Laura Dobor, Roland Hollós, Zoltán Barcza, Dóra Hidy, Zuzana Sitková, Pavel Pavlenda, Hrvoje Marjanovic, Daniel Kurjak, Michal Bošel'a, Doroteja Bitunjac, Maša Zorana Ostrogović Sever, Jiří Novák, Peter Fleischer, and Tomáš Hlásny

Data sets

ICP Forests intensive monitoring ICP Forests http://icp-forests.net

Model code and software

Biome-BGCMuSo v6.2 biogeochemical model (6.2) D. Hidy and B. Zoltán https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5761202

RBBGCMuso: an R package to support the application of the Biome-BGCMuSo biogeochemical model R. Hollós et al. https://github.com/hollorol/RBBGCMuso

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Short summary
We developed a multi-objective calibration approach leading to robust parameter values aiming to strike a balance between their local precision and broad applicability. Using the Biome-BGCMuSo model, we tested the calibrated parameter sets for simulating European beech forest dynamics across large environmental gradients. Leveraging data from 87 plots and five European countries, the results demonstrated reasonable local accuracy and plausible large-scale productivity responses.