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https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2634
https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2634
13 Nov 2023
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Development of a plant carbon-nitrogen interface coupling framework in a coupled biophysical-ecosystem-biogeochemical model (SSiB5/Triffid/DayCent-SOM v1.0): Its parameterization, implementation, and evaluation

Zheng Xiang, Yongkang Xue, Weidong Guo, Melannie D. Hartman, Ye Liu, and William J. Parton

Abstract. Plant and microbial nitrogen (N) dynamics and N availability regulate the photosynthetic capacity and capture, allocation, and turnover of carbon (C) in terrestrial ecosystems. Studies have shown that a wide divergence in representations of N dynamics in land surface models leads to large uncertainty in the biogeochemical cycle of the terrestrial ecosystems and then in climate simulations as well as the projections of future trajectories. In this study, a plant C-N interface coupling framework is developed and implemented in a coupled biophysical-ecosystem-biogeochemical model (SSiB5/TRIFFID/ DayCent-SOM v1.0). The main concept and structure of this plant C-N framework and its coupling strategy are presented. This framework takes more plant N-related metabolism processes into account. For instance, plant resistance and self-adjustment is represented by a dynamic C/N ratio for each plant functional type (PFT). Furthermore, when available N is less than plant N demand, plant growth is restricted by a lower maximum carboxylation capacity of Rubisco (Vmax) level, reducing gross primary productivity (GPP). In addition, a module for plant respiration rates is introduced by adjusting the respiration with different rates at different plant components for the same N concentration. Since insufficient N can potentially give rise to lags on plant phenology, phenology scheme is also adjusted with a lag factor related to N processes. All these considerations ensure a more comprehensive incorporation of N regulations to plant growth and C cycling. This new approach has been tested systematically to assess the effects of this coupling framework and N limitation on the terrestrial carbon cycle. Long term measurements from both flux tower sites with different PFTs and global satellite-derived products are employed as references to assess these effects. The results show a general improvement with the new plant C-N coupling framework, with more consistent emergent properties, such as GPP and leaf area index (LAI), compared to observations. The main improvements occur in tropical Africa and boreal regions, accompanied by a decrease of the bias in global GPP and LAI by 16.3 % and 27.1 %, respectively.

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30 Aug 2024
Development of a plant carbon–nitrogen interface coupling framework in a coupled biophysical-ecosystem–biogeochemical model (SSiB5/TRIFFID/DayCent-SOM v1.0)
Zheng Xiang, Yongkang Xue, Weidong Guo, Melannie D. Hartman, Ye Liu, and William J. Parton
Geosci. Model Dev., 17, 6437–6464, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6437-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6437-2024, 2024
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Zheng Xiang, Yongkang Xue, Weidong Guo, Melannie D. Hartman, Ye Liu, and William J. Parton

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Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2634', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Jan 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Zheng Xiang, 14 Apr 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2634', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Mar 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Zheng Xiang, 14 Apr 2024

Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2634', Anonymous Referee #1, 11 Jan 2024
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Zheng Xiang, 14 Apr 2024
  • RC2: 'Comment on egusphere-2023-2634', Anonymous Referee #2, 08 Mar 2024
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Zheng Xiang, 14 Apr 2024

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
AR by Zheng Xiang on behalf of the Authors (15 Apr 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 Apr 2024) by Christoph Müller
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (09 May 2024)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (22 May 2024)
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (22 May 2024) by Christoph Müller
AR by Zheng Xiang on behalf of the Authors (06 Jul 2024)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish as is (10 Jul 2024) by Christoph Müller
AR by Zheng Xiang on behalf of the Authors (13 Jul 2024)

Journal article(s) based on this preprint

30 Aug 2024
Development of a plant carbon–nitrogen interface coupling framework in a coupled biophysical-ecosystem–biogeochemical model (SSiB5/TRIFFID/DayCent-SOM v1.0)
Zheng Xiang, Yongkang Xue, Weidong Guo, Melannie D. Hartman, Ye Liu, and William J. Parton
Geosci. Model Dev., 17, 6437–6464, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6437-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-6437-2024, 2024
Short summary
Zheng Xiang, Yongkang Xue, Weidong Guo, Melannie D. Hartman, Ye Liu, and William J. Parton
Zheng Xiang, Yongkang Xue, Weidong Guo, Melannie D. Hartman, Ye Liu, and William J. Parton

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A process-based plant Carbon (C)-Nitrogen (N) interface coupling framework has been developed, which mainly focuses on the plant resistance and N limitation effects on photosynthesis, plant respiration, and plant phenology. A dynamic C/N ratio is introduced to represent plant resistance and self-adjustment. The framework has been implemented in a coupled biophysical-ecosystem-biogeochemical model and testing results show a general improvement in simulating plant properties with this framework.