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Model experiment description paper |
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Sensitivity of a Sahelian groundwater-based agroforestry system to tree density and water availability using the land surface model ORCHIDEE (r7949)
Espoir Koudjo Gaglo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
LMI IESOL, IRD, ISRA, Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
Emeline Chaste
Eco&Sols, University Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
Sebastiaan Luyssaert
A-LIFE, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Olivier Roupsard
LMI IESOL, IRD, ISRA, Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
Eco&Sols, University Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
CIRAD, UMR Eco&Sols, Dakar, Senegal
Christophe Jourdan
Eco&Sols, University Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
Sidy Sow
LMI IESOL, IRD, ISRA, Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
Université Gaston Berger, Saint-Louis, Senegal
Nadeige Vandewalle
Earth and Life Institute, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Terra Teaching and Research Center, University of Liège, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Gembloux, Belgium
Frédéric C. Do
LMI IESOL, IRD, ISRA, Bel Air, Dakar, Senegal
Eco&Sols, University Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
IRD, UMR Eco & Sols, Univ Montpellier, IRD, CIRAD, INRAE, Montpellier, France
Daouda Ngom
Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar, Senegal
Aude Valade
Eco&Sols, University Montpellier, CIRAD, INRAE, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
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Short summary
Agroforestry in the Sahel help store carbon and support food production, but land surface models struggle to capture their dynamics. We adapted the ORCHIDEE model to simulate Faidherbia albida, a tree that taps deep groundwater. This work highlights the need to integrate deep water uptake in land surface models for groundwater-dependent ecosystems, as it could enhance predictions, helping to sustain agroforestry in a changing climate.
Agroforestry in the Sahel help store carbon and support food production, but land surface models...
