How can biosphere models simulate enough vegetation biomass in the mountains of the western United States? Implications of meteorological forcing

Duarte, Henrique F.; Raczka, Brett M.; Bowling, David R.; Wang, Aihui; Buotte, Polly C.; Lin, John C.

doi:10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105288

Title: How can biosphere models simulate enough vegetation biomass in the mountains of the western United States? Implications of meteorological forcing

Journal Article · 13 December 2021 · Environmental Modelling and Software

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2021.105288 · OSTI ID:1977104

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University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States); OSTI
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)
University of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Most carbon stocks and fluxes in the western United States are found in mountainous terrain, where observations and modeling are difficult. Terrestrial biosphere models generally underestimate above-ground biomass (AGB) over this region. In this report, we identify methods to reduce this underestimation by focusing upon 1) biases in meteorological datasets, 2) model representation of water stress, and 3) spatial resolution. We adopted the widely-used Community Land Model version 4.5 (CLM 4.5) with six different meteorological datasets and found a 6-fold variation in simulated AGB across Utah/Colorado. Simulations underestimated AGB because of warm and dry biases within the meteorological datasets that reduced water availability and restricted plant growth. To eliminate the AGB underestimation we adopted a meteorological dataset designed for complex terrain (gridMET), combined with a representation of plant hydraulic stress (CLM 5.0). Conversely, changes in spatial resolution (meteorological variables and land surface description) had negligible impact on simulated AGB.

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Research Organization:: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Science Foundation (NSF); National Science Foundation of China; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0010624; SC0010625

OSTI ID:: 1977104

Journal Information:: Environmental Modelling and Software, Journal Name: Environmental Modelling and Software Journal Issue: C Vol. 148; ISSN 1364-8152

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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