ibis-land_surface_physics.pptVIP

Each gridcell in IBIS may contain 12 plant functional types (pft) Representation in the land-surface physics part of the code : upper canopy Lower canopy Each canopy is characterized by 1 set of parameters. (eg:LAI of upper canopy = sum of lai’s of each tree pft in the grid cell) Parameters and fluxes depending on the pft are weighted by the relative abundance of the pft in the canopy (e.g : CO2 flux). To solve energy balance and water balance, the model needs to calculate the temperature of both canopies, of canopy air, of soil, and snow. e.g energy balance of upper canopy (per unit LAI)