Articles | Volume 18, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-6623-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-6623-2025
Development and technical paper
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30 Sep 2025
Development and technical paper |  | 30 Sep 2025

Implementing a process-based representation of soil water movement in a second-generation dynamic vegetation model: application to dryland ecosystems (LPJ-GUESS-RE v1.0)

Wim Verbruggen, David Wårlind, Stéphanie Horion, Félicien Meunier, Hans Verbeeck, Aleksander Wieckowski, Torbern Tagesson, and Guy Schurgers

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1259', Anonymous Referee #1, 19 May 2025
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Wim Verbruggen, 14 Jul 2025
  • CC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1259', David Hötten, 10 Jun 2025
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2025-1259', David Hötten, 17 Jun 2025
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Wim Verbruggen, 14 Jul 2025

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Wim Verbruggen on behalf of the Authors (14 Jul 2025)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (15 Jul 2025) by Christoph Müller
AR by Wim Verbruggen on behalf of the Authors (16 Jul 2025)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
We improved the representation of soil water movement in a state-of-the-art dynamic vegetation model. This is important for dry ecosystems, as they are often driven by changes in soil water availability. We showed that this update resulted in a better match with observations and that the updated model is more sensitive to soil texture. The new model can also simulate a groundwater table. This updated model can help us to better understand the future of dry ecosystems under climate change.
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