Model description

MLCan3D: The Windows version of the model is also fully exposed through the collaborative environment

Software required

Matlab

Run

1. Open Matlab

2. Open main_MLCan.m file, select "Run File"

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Reference

Primary reference

Drewry, D.T., P. Kumar, S. Long, C. Bernachi, X-Z. Liang, and M. Sivapalan (2010), Ecohydrological responses of dense canopies to environmental variability part 1: Interplay between vertical structure and photosynthetic pathway, J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosciences, 115, G04022, doi:10.1029/2010JG001340.

Drewry, D.T., P. Kumar, S. Long, C. Bernachi, X-Z. Liang, and M. Sivapalan (2010), Ecohydrological responses of dense canopies to environmental variability part 2: Role of acclimation under elevated CO2, J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosciences, 115, G04023, doi:10.1029/2010JG001341.

Le, P.V.V., P. Kumar, and D.T. Drewry (2011), Implications for the hydrologic cycle under climate change due to the expansion of bioenergy crops in the Midwestern United States, Proc. Nat.l Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 108(37), 15085-15090, doi:10.1073/pnas.1107177108

Le, P., P. Kumar, D. Drewry, and J. Quijano (2012), A graphical user interface for numerical modeling of acclimation responses of vegetation to climate change. Computers & Geosciences 49(0), 91-101, doi:10.1016/j.cageo.2012.07.007

Quijano, C.J., P. Kumar, and D.T. Drewry (2013), Passive regulation of soil biogeochemical cycling by root water uptake, Water Resour. Res., 49(6), 3729-3746, doi: 10.1002/wrcr.20310

Quijano, C.J., and P. Kumar (2015), Numerical simulations of hydraulic redistribution across climates: The role of the root hydraulic conductivities, Water Resour. Res., 51(10), 3729-3746, doi: 10.1002/2014WR016509

Wang, K. and Kumar, P. (In processing). Virtual Laboratory for Understanding Ecohydrologic Processes and Heterogeneity across Scales.

Secondary reference

Oleson, K., and Coauthors, 2004, Technical Description of the Community Land Model (CLM). NCAR Technical Note NCAR/TN-461+STR, doi:10.5065/D6N877R0.

Woo, D.K., J.C. Quijano, P. Kumar, S. Chaoka, and C.J. Bernacchi (2014), Threshold dynamics in soil carbon storage for bioenergy crops, Environ. Sci. Technol., 48(20), 12090-12098, doi: 10.1021/es5023762

License

At present this code is made available for educational use, and for research only under a collaborative agreement

Contact Authors

• Kunxuan Wang: mailto:[email protected]
• Praveen Kumar: mailto:[email protected]

Questions and suggestions are welcome.