Incorporation into a Dynamic Global Vegetation Model |
| The LPJ-DGVM (Sitch et al. 1999) models
vegetation processes dynamically at two levels on a grid cell basis. Here,
the grid cell size is 0.5° x 0.5° (ca. 50 km), which gives the
frame for the set of the processes and their modelling approach (Fig. 3).
Processes like photosynthesis and water balance are simulated daily for
an average individual of a given Plant Functional
Type (PFT), with processes of carbon allocation and competition
between individuals updated annually.
The concept of PFT is a method to classify vegetation after their phenological, bioclimatical, physiological and physiognomic character. The LPJ-DGVM uses 9 classes to represent major types of plants in the terrestrial biosphere. |
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