thehi-safemicroclimatemoduleconcept.docVIP

Above-ground modules in Hi-SAFE (Tree phenology, tree C allocation, tree light interception, microclimate) Deliverable D.4.1 (SAFE European Research contract QLK5-CT-2001-00560) Silvoarable Agroforestry For Europe (SAFE) Christian Dupraz, Grégoire Vincent, Isabelle Lecomte, Fran?ois Bussière, Hervé Sinoquet August 2004  Foreword Hi-SAFE is the detailed 3D process-based biophysical model of the SAFE project. It includes the main tree functions with regard to major resources (carbon, water, nitrogen) and responses to the major climate variables (light, air temperature and humidity). The present text shows how light and carbon acquisition by the trees has been taken into account in the Hi-SAFE module. Requirements of the Hi-SAFE model include sensitivity to a number of environmental and biological factors, and short computation time. THE TREE phenology module This module should trigger other modules to give a fair representation of temperate trees phenology. Budbreak We suggest to model budbreak date as a function of accumulated temperatures above a threshold. Accumulation start after a starting date. Budbreak module Parameters acronym Value suggested for Hybrid Walnut Unit Date to start accumulation of temperatures Ph_Date_Start_Acc_T (Ph_BB_DSAT) 01 January DOY Threshold of effective temperature Ph_Budburst_Effective_T (Ph_BB_ET) 10°C °C Threshold of accumulated temperatures to trigger Budburst Ph_Budburst_Acc_T (Ph_BB_AT) 210 °C-day This module triggers the Tree C photosynthesis, Tree water extraction, Tree C allocation, tree growth modules. Related questions : This budbreak module initialises the Carbon pool of the leaves to a starting value. What value? Has this absolute value an impact on the speed of leaf expansion right after budbreak? At the start of the growing season, tree leaf area is mostly formed with C reserves (C labile pool). This is not accounted for by the C allocation module. In what module is tree respiration accoun