Difference between revisions of "ControlTable Climate Model"

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This control table contains settings for activating climate growth response and choosing climate scenario.

The Heureka system includes a "climate growth response model", which takes into account effects of climate change on growth. A pre-processed climate scenario is used as input, which is really a growth change scenario. A scenario describes how a climate change will affect growth. The scenarios available for Heureka have been calculated by an external model called BIOMASS, with climate scenarios developed by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) as input.

Climate Model

Allows you to control if climate changes will have impact upon the forest development in the simulations. Read here about how the calculations are done: Climate Model

Apply Climate Response

Set to True if climate change responses should be used in calculation of trees' growth, False if not.

Adjustments

Allows you to control how climate changes have impact upon certain forest variables in the simulations.

Adjust Site Index

True implies that the site index will be adjusted due to climate changes, False if not. Affects to what extent biological tree ages are modified.

If site index is adjusted, it will also affect the minimim allowable final felling age, which depends om site index.

Adjust Vegetation Index

True implies that the vegetation index will be adjusted due to climate changes, False if not. Affects to what extent biological tree ages are modified.

Apply Age Adjustment

True(default): Tree ages should be calibrated to capture the growth change. If means that an algorithm will use binary search to identify the tree ages that will give the expected growth. If the climate growth change is positive, tree ages will be smaller (since a tree with a given size will have a larger growth the younger it is). If adjustment parameters Adjust Site Index and Adjust Vegetation Index are set to true, some of the growth change will be captured by changed site conditions, and the adjustment of tree ages will be smaller. Heureka keeps track of modified tree ages (called biological ages), and actual ages. The bological ages are kept internal to the program and are not reported.

False: No age adjustment is done, but basal area growth change and height growth change is allocated directly to the trees.

Include CO2 Respone

The climate growth change model contains three growth change factors: Temperature, water and carbion dioxide respone. The carbon dioxide component can be inactivated (intended only for research purposes).

Biomass Response

Allows you to control how climate changes have impact upon the trees' biomass development in the simulations.

SLA

Specific Leaf Area of tree species 1 - 9 (other species than the two below can be included).

Pine defines the ratio of projected area of leaves (here needles) and their dry matter, expressed in m²/tonne, for Pinus sylvestris.

Spruce defines the ratio of projected area of leaves (here needles) and their dry matter, expressed in m²/tonne, for Picea abies.

Response Modifier

Allows you to control and modify how climate changes have impact upon the trees' development in the simulations.

Intercept

Respone modifier intercept of tree species 1 - 9 (other species than the two below can be included).

Pine defines the interception of carbon monoxide, expressed in value range (0, 1), of Pinus sylvestris.

Spruce defines the interception of carbon monoxide, expressed in value range (0, 1), of Picea abies.

Min Vegetation Index

Pine defines the minimum value of the vegetation index of Pinus sylvestris.

Spruce defines the minimum value of the vegetation index of Picea abies.

Max Vegetation Index

Pine defines the maximum value of the vegetation index of Pinus sylvestris.

Spruce defines the maximum value of the vegetation index of Picea abies.

Climate Scenario

Selected climate scenario, see Import climate scenario in Heureka Helpdoc.

MPI 4.5: Based on Max Planck Institute MPI-ESM model using radiation scenario RCP 4.5, which assumes that radiative forcing stabilises at 4.5 W/m² before the year 2100. See also RCP4.5 at SMHI's homepage.

MPI 8.5: Based on Max Planck Institute MPI-ESM model using radiation scenario RCP 4.5, which assumes that radiative forcing stabilises at 8.5 W/m² before the year 2100.. See also RCP8.5 at SMHI's homepage

ECHAMS_A1B: Based on Max Planck Institute climate model ECHAM using emission scenario SRES A1B.

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 [[Category:Control Tables|Climate Model]]
 [[Category:Reference Manual]]
+'''See also:''' http://heurekaslu.org/help/index.html?kontrolltabell_climate_model.htm
-In the climate model control table you can configure how the climate and any changes thereof should be simulated.
+This control table contains [[ControlTableDescription::settings for activating climate growth response and choosing climate scenario.]]
+The Heureka system includes a "climate growth response model", which takes into account effects of climate change on growth. A pre-processed climate scenario is used as input, which is really a growth change scenario. A scenario describes how a climate change will affect growth. The scenarios available for Heureka have been calculated by an external model called BIOMASS, with climate scenarios developed by the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) as input.
 == Climate Model ==
-Allows you to control if climate changes will have impact upon the forest development in the simulations.
+Allows you to control if climate changes will have impact upon the forest development in the simulations. Read here about how the calculations are done: [[Climate Model]]
-'''ApplyClimateResponse'''
+====Apply Climate Response====
-:'''True''' implies that climate change responses are used in calculation of trees' growth, '''False''' do not.
+:Set to '''True''' if climate change responses should be used in calculation of trees' growth, '''False''' if not.
 == Adjustments ==
 Allows you to control how climate changes have impact upon certain forest variables in the simulations.
-'''AdjustSiteIndex'''
+====Adjust Site Index====
-:'''True''' implies that the site index will be adjusted due to climate changes, '''False''' do not.
+:'''True''' implies that the site index will be adjusted due to climate changes, '''False''' if not. Affects to what extent biological tree ages are modified.
-'''AdjustVegIndex'''
+If site index is adjusted, it will also affect the minimim allowable final felling age, which depends om site index.
-:'''True''' implies that the vegetation index will be adjusted due to climate changes, '''False''' do not.
-'''AdjustVolume'''
+====Adjust Vegetation Index====
-:'''True''' implies that the volume, instead of the biomass, will be adjusted due to climate changes, '''False''' do not.
+:'''True''' implies that the vegetation index will be adjusted due to climate changes, '''False''' if not. Affects to what extent biological tree ages are modified.
-'''ApplyAgeAdjustment'''
+<!-- Currently inactivated
-:'''True''' implies that the age will be adjusted due to climate changes, '''False''' do not.
+====Adjust Volume====
+:'''True''' means that the volume, instead of the biomass, will be the target for adjustment. This means that the relative growth change as depicted by the climate model scenario, is interpreted as volume growth change, not biomass growth change. '''False''' if biomass is the target for adjustment. Irrespective of choice, both volume and biomass growth will be affected by climate change.
+-->
+====Apply Age Adjustment====
+:'''True'''(default): Tree ages should be calibrated to capture the growth change. If means that an algorithm will use binary search to identify the tree ages that will give the expected growth. If the climate growth change is positive, tree ages will be smaller (since a tree with a given size will have a larger growth the younger it is). If adjustment parameters Adjust Site Index and Adjust Vegetation Index are set to true, some of the growth change will be captured by changed site conditions, and the adjustment of tree ages will be smaller. Heureka keeps track of modified tree ages (called biological ages), and actual ages. The bological ages are kept internal to the program and are not reported.
+:'''False''': No age adjustment is done, but basal area growth change and height growth change is allocated directly to the trees.
+====Include CO2 Respone====
+The climate growth change model contains three growth change factors: Temperature, water and carbion dioxide respone. The carbon dioxide component can be inactivated (intended only for research purposes).
 == Biomass Response ==
 Allows you to control how climate changes have impact upon the trees' biomass development in the simulations.
-'''SLA''' Specific Leaf Area of tree species 1 - 9 (other species than the two below can be included).
+====SLA====
+Specific Leaf Area of tree species 1 - 9 (other species than the two below can be included).
 :'''Pine''' defines the ratio of projected area of leaves (here needles) and their dry matter, expressed in m<sup>2</sup>/tonne, for ''Pinus sylvestris''.
 :'''Spruce''' defines the ratio of projected area of leaves (here needles) and their dry matter, expressed in m<sup>2</sup>/tonne, for ''Picea abies''.
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 Allows you to control and modify how climate changes have impact upon the trees' development in the simulations.
-'''CO''' Intercept of tree species 1 - 9 (other species than the two below can be included).
+====Intercept====
+Respone modifier intercept of tree species 1 - 9 (other species than the two below can be included).
 :'''Pine''' defines the interception of carbon monoxide, expressed in value range (0, 1), of ''Pinus sylvestris''.
 :'''Spruce''' defines the interception of carbon monoxide, expressed in value range (0, 1), of ''Picea abies''.
-'''VIXmax'''
+====Min Vegetation Index====
+:'''Pine''' defines the minimum value of the vegetation index of ''Pinus sylvestris''.
+:'''Spruce''' defines the minimum value of the vegetation index of ''Picea abies''.
+====Max Vegetation Index====
 :'''Pine''' defines the maximum value of the vegetation index of ''Pinus sylvestris''.
 :'''Spruce''' defines the maximum value of the vegetation index of ''Picea abies''.
-'''VIXmin'''
-:'''Pine''' defines the minimum value of the vegetation index of ''Pinus sylvestris''.
-:'''Spruce''' defines the minimum value of the vegetation index of ''Picea abies''.
 == Climate Scenario ==
-Allows you to choose a scenario to be applied in the simulations.
+Selected climate scenario, see [http://heurekaslu.org/help/en/index.html?importera_klimatscenario.htm Import climate scenario in Heureka Helpdoc].
+:'''MPI 4.5''': Based on Max Planck Institute [http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/en/science/models/mpi-esm/ MPI-ESM model] using radiation scenario RCP 4.5, which assumes that radiative forcing stabilises at 4.5 W/m² before the year 2100. See also [http://www.smhi.se/en/climate/climate-scenarios#area=eur&dnr=0&sc=rcp45&seas=ar&var=t RCP4.5 at SMHI's homepage].
+:'''MPI 8.5''': Based on Max Planck Institute [http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/en/science/models/mpi-esm/ MPI-ESM model] using radiation scenario RCP 4.5, which assumes that radiative forcing stabilises at 8.5 W/m² before the year 2100.. See also [http://www.smhi.se/en/climate/climate-scenarios#area=eur&dnr=0&sc=rcp85&seas=ar&var=t RCP8.5 at SMHI's homepage]
+:'''ECHAMS_A1B''': Based on Max Planck Institute climate model [http://www.mpimet.mpg.de/en/science/models/echam.html ECHAM] using emission scenario SRES A1B.
-'''ECHAM5_A1B''' defines a certain model regarding the scenario for GHG (Green House Gas) emissions. See also [Import_of_climate_scenario|Import of climate scenario].
+====See also====
+:[http://www.smhi.se/en/climate/climate-scenarios/haag_en.html About SMHI climate scenarios]
+:[http://shop.skogsstyrelsen.se/shop/9098/art35/31485335-a7bfe8-Klimat_webb.pdf Climate scenarios used in Heureka in the SKA 15 project]