Articles | Volume 19, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-5857-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-19-5857-2026
Model description paper
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06 Jul 2026
Model description paper |  | 06 Jul 2026

A food crop yield emulator for integration in the compact Earth system model OSCAR (OSCAR-crop v1.0)

Xinrui Liu, Thomas Gasser, Jianmin Ma, Junfeng Liu, Jonas Jägermeyr, Christoph Müller, Christian Folberth, Florian Zabel, Atul K. Jain, Wenfeng Liu, and Heidi Webber

Model code and software

OSCAR-crop v1.0 X. Liu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17228924

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Short summary
This paper presents a crop yield emulator for four major crops (maize, rice, soybean, and wheat). Trained on process-based crop model simulations, it captures yield responses to key drivers: atmospheric CO2, temperature, water availability, and nitrogen use. The emulator closely reproduces the behavior of complex crop models and aligns well with FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)-reported historical yields. It provides a robust and efficient method for representing agricultural outcomes in climate change impact assessments.
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