Model description
MLCan 2.0: The Windows version of the model is also fully exposed through the collaborative environment
Software required
Matlab
Run
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Open Matlab
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Go to the MLCanFace model in Matlab, simply right-click on main_MLCan.m file, select "Run File"
(Remember to create your working folders inside the MLCanFace_xxx folder)
[Please read the "About" page from the Help Menu on important details regarding use and citation of the model]
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
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
- Dong Kook Woo: mailto:dongkook.woo@gmail.com
- Praveen Kumar: mailto:kumar1@illinois.edu
Questions and suggestions are welcome.