articleGlobal Biogeochemical CyclesFeb 25, 2005BRONZE OA

A dynamic global vegetation model for studies of the coupled atmosphere‐biosphere system

GKGerhard KrinnerNVNicolas ViovyNDNathalie de Noblet‐DucoudréJOJérôme OgéeJPJan Polcher‬

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Joseph Fourier · +8 more institutions

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Abstract

This work presents a new dynamic global vegetation model designed as an extension of an existing surface‐vegetation‐atmosphere transfer scheme which is included in a coupled ocean‐atmosphere general circulation model. The new dynamic global vegetation model simulates the principal processes of the continental biosphere influencing the global carbon cycle (photosynthesis, autotrophic and heterotrophic respiration of plants and in soils, fire, etc.) as well as latent, sensible, and kinetic energy exchanges at the surface of soils and plants. As a dynamic vegetation model, it explicitly represents competitive processes such as light competition, sapling establishment, etc. It can thus be used in simulations for…

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  • Biosphere
  • Environmental science
  • Biosphere model
  • Vegetation (pathology)
  • Carbon cycle
  • Atmosphere (unit)
  • Atmospheric sciences
  • FluxNet
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Life below water
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