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Interpreting carbon-water trade-offs in Daisy crop model using Pareto-based calibration
Laura Delhez
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Biosystems Dynamics and Exchanges, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, University of Liège, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
Eric Laloy
Sustainable Waste & Decommissioning, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN), Mol, 2400, Belgium
Quentin Beauclaire
Biosystems Dynamics and Exchanges, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, University of Liège, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
Bernard Longdoz
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Biosystems Dynamics and Exchanges, TERRA Teaching and Research Centre, University of Liège, Gembloux, 5030, Belgium
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Using an advanced optimisation method, we calibrated a crop model against dry matter, carbon and water exchanges. Although model predictions matched observations well, the process revealed weaknesses in the model, such as difficulty in representing evapotranspiration, especially during heatwaves. This multi-objective approach highlighted the need to better capture stomatal and non-stomatal responses in order to improve predictions of crop models.
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