Articles | Volume 12, issue 16
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5061-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-12-5061-2015
Research article
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26 Aug 2015
Research article |  | 26 Aug 2015

Environmental drivers of drought deciduous phenology in the Community Land Model

K. M. Dahlin, R. A. Fisher, and P. J. Lawrence

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We compared monthly leaf area index (LAI) estimates from the Community Land Model (CLM) in stress/drought deciduous regions of the world to a satellite-derived estimate of LAI. This comparison revealed an issue in the CLM in which leaves begin to grow during the dry season due to unrealistic soil water movement. We introduced a rainfall trigger to the stress deciduous algorithm to address this issue, then showed the impacts of this change on the fire cycle and stored carbon.
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