Abiotic Section of ELM

A simulation model for abiotic variables influencing grassland ecosystems including water flow and temperature profile submodels is presented. The water-flow submodel treats flow in the plant canopy and soil, while the temperature submodel includes solar radiation, canopy air temperature, and soil temperature. The atmospheric driving variables are either daily weather observations or stochastic weather-simulator results. A preliminary validation of the model has been performed.

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