Modeling the terrestrial biosphere

JB Fisher, DN Huntzinger… - Annual review of …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
The land surface comprises the smallest areal fraction of the Earth system's major
components (eg, versus atmosphere or ocean with cryosphere). As such, how is it that some …

Microbial models for simulating soil carbon dynamics: A review

AK Chandel, L Jiang, Y Luo - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Soils store the largest amount of carbon (C) in the biosphere, and the C pool in soil is critical
to the global C balance. Numerous microbial models have been developed over the last few …

Carbon cost of plant nitrogen acquisition: global carbon cycle impact from an improved plant nitrogen cycle in the Community Land Model

M Shi, JB Fisher, ER Brzostek… - Global change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Plants typically expend a significant portion of their available carbon (C) on nutrient
acquisition–C that could otherwise support growth. However, given that most global …

Improving maize growth processes in the community land model: Implementation and evaluation

B Peng, K Guan, M Chen, DM Lawrence… - Agricultural and forest …, 2018 - Elsevier
Earth system models (ESMs) are essential tools to study the impacts of historical and future
climate on regional and global food production, as well as to assess the effectiveness of …

Spatial prediction of soil organic carbon stock in the Moroccan High Atlas using machine learning

M Meliho, M Boulmane, A Khattabi, CE Dansou… - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is an essential component, which soil quality depends on. Thus,
understanding the spatial distribution and controlling factors of SOC is paramount to …

Mulching techniques: An approach for offsetting soil moisture deficit and enhancing manure mineralization during maize cultivation

M Ibrahim, A Khan, W Ali, H Akbar - Soil and Tillage Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Mulching is an effective technique for soil moisture conservation and increasing
mineralization. Four mulching practices (ie no-mulch, canola residue, transparent and blue …

Assimilation of remotely sensed LAI into CLM4CN using DART

XL Ling, CB Fu, WD Guo… - Journal of Advances in …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Plant leaves play an important role in water, carbon, and energy exchanges between
terrestrial ecosystems and atmosphere. Assimilating remotely sensed leaf area index (LAI) …

The terrestrial biosphere model farm

JB Fisher, M Sikka, GL Block… - Journal of advances …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Model Intercomparison Projects (MIPs) are fundamental to our understanding of
how the land surface responds to changes in climate. However, MIPs are challenging to …

Comparison of different sequential assimilation algorithms for satellite-derived leaf area index using the Data Assimilation Research Testbed (version Lanai)

XL Ling, CB Fu, ZL Yang… - Geoscientific Model …, 2019 - gmd.copernicus.org
The leaf area index (LAI) is a crucial parameter for understanding the exchanges of mass
and energy between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere. In this study, the Data …

CO2 fertilization plays a minor role in long-term carbon accumulation patterns in temperate pine forests in the southwestern Pyrenees

YH Lo, JA Blanco, EG de Andrés, JB Imbert… - Ecological Modelling, 2019 - Elsevier
Isolating the long-term fertilization effect of CO 2 from other climate-and site-related effects
on tree growth has been proven a challenging task. To isolate long-term effects of [CO 2] on …