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pftlookup.csv

This file is required by CASA-CNP and contains biome (plant function types) specific parameters on soil, vegetation carbon and nutrients dynamics.

Parameter names

The Variable column shows the parameter names as they appear in the pftlookup.csv table. The CABLE variable is the name of the variable in the CABLE source code. All alternative parameter names in the Description column are from Appendix A of Wang et al. (2010).

Variable
CABLE variable
Description
Kroot casabiome%kroot(nv) Unused \( (m^{-1}) \)
rootdepth casabiome%rootdepth(nv) Unused \( (m) \)
kuptake casabiome%kuptake(nv) Unused \( (-) \)
krootlen casabiome%krootlen(nv) Unused \( (m \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
KminN casabiome%kminN(nv) \(k_{n,up}\) an empirical parameter relating plant nitrogen uptake to soil mineral N amount. Used in casa_nuptake() during computation of N uptake by plants (xnuptake) and allocation of uptaken N to plants. \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Kuplabp casabiome%Kuplabp(nv) \(k_{p,up}\) an empirical parameter relating plant P uptake to labile P pool size in the soil. Used in casa_puptake() during calculation of P uptake by plants and the allocation to leaf wood and root. \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Fracherb xfherbivore(nv) Fraction of net foliar production consumed by herbivores. Fraction of the turnover rate that affects senescence:
  • ifFracherb=1: senescence is only related to cold and dry stress and there is no turnover factor
  • if Fracherb=0 senescence has an additional turnover rate as set by leaf age.
Used to calculate casabiome%plantrate(nv,leaf) used in calculation of plant pool senescence rate. Possibly herbivores were removed from CASA when coupled to CABLE. \( (-) \)
leaf age leafage(nv) \(1/\mu_{leaf}\) mean residence time of plant tissue. Used to calculate casabiome%plantrate(nv,leaf) used in calculation of plant pool senescence rate. \( (year) \)
wood age woodage(nv) \(1/\mu_{wood}\) mean residence time of plant tissue. Used to calculate casabiome%plantrate(nv,wood) used in calculation of plant pool senescence rate. \( (year) \)
froot age frootage(nv) \(1/\mu_{wood}\) mean residence time of plant tissue. Used to calculate casabiome%plantrate(nv,froot) used in calculation of plant pool senescence rate. \( (year) \)
met age metage(nv) \(1/\mu_{metabolic}\) mean residence time of metabolic litter. Used to calculate casabiome%litterrate(nv,metb) used in calculation of decomposition rate of litter pool. \( (year) \)
str age strage(nv) \(1/\mu_{structural}\) mean residence time of structural litter. Used to calculate casabiome%litterrate(nv,str) used in calculation of decomposition rate of litter pool. \( (year) \)
cwd age cwdage(nv) \(1/\mu_{cwd}\) mean residence time of coarse woody debris litter. Used to calculate casabiome%litterrate(nv,cwd) used in calculation of decomposition rate of litter pool. \( (year) \)
mic age micage(nv) \(1/\mu_{microbial}\) mean residence time of microbial biomass in soil. Used to calculate casabiome%soilrate(nv,mic) used in calculation of decomposition rate of soil pool. \( (year) \)
slow age slowage(nv) \(1/\mu_{slow}\) mean residence time of slow pool in soil. Used to calculate casabiome%soilrate(nv,slow) used in calculation of decomposition rate of soil pool. \( (year) \)
pass age passage(nv) \(1/\mu_{passive}\) mean residence time of passive pool in soil. Used to calculate casabiome%soilrate(nv,pass) used in calculation of decomposition rate of soil pool. \( (year) \)
klabile clabileage(nv) \(1/\mu_{labile}\) mean residence time of labile pool. Used to calculate kclabrate(nv), used to calculate maintenance respiration of woody and fine roots in casa_rplant(). \( (year) \)
SLA slawright(nv) & casabiome%sla(nv) Specific leaf area. Used to calculate glai during conversion of leaf carbon pool to leaf area index. \( (m^2 \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
Calloc_leaf casabiome%fracnpptoP(nv,leaf) \(a_{leaf}\) NPP allocation coefficient during steady leaf growth. Used in casa_allocation(). \( (-) \)
Calloc_wood casabiome%fracnpptoP(nv,wood) \(a_{wood}\) NPP allocation coefficient during steady leaf growth. Used in casa_allocation(). \( (-) \)
Calloc_froot casabiome%fracnpptoP(nv,froot) \(a_{root}\) NPP allocation coefficient during steady leaf growth. Used in casa_allocation(). \( (-) \)
rmleaf casabiome%rmplant(nv,leaf) Tissue respiration rate at 10°C. Used to calculate maintenance respiration of leaf. \( (year^{-1}) \)
rmwood casabiome%rmplant(nv,wood) Tissue respiration rate at 10°C. Used to calculate maintenance respiration of wood. \( (year^{-1}) \)
rmfroot casabiome%rmplant(nv,froot) Tissue respiration rate at 10°C. Used to calculate maintenance respiration of fine roots. \( (year^{-1}) \)
rmclabile Not loaded Unused \( (year^{-1}) \)
C:N leaf ratioCNplant(nv,leaf) \(n_{leaf}\) Carbon:Nitrogen ratio of leaf biomass. Used to calculate casabiome%ratioPcplantmin/max(nv,leaf) used in casa_Prequire(). \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
C:N wood ratioCNplant(nv,wood) \(n_{wood}\) Carbon:Nitrogen ratio of wood biomass. Used to calculate casabiome%ratioPcplantmin/max(nv,wood) used in casa_Prequire(). \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
C:N froot ratioCNplant(nv,froot) \(n_{root}\) Carbon:Nitrogen ratio of fine root biomass. Used to calculate casabiome%ratioPcplantmin/max(nv,froot) used in casa_Prequire(). \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
Ntrans_leaf casabiome%ftransNPtoL(nv,leaf) Fraction of nutrient fluxes to litter pools. \( (-) \)
Ntrans_wood casabiome%ftransNPtoL(nv,wood) Fraction of nutrient fluxes to litter pools. \( (-) \)
Ntrans_frt casabiome%ftransNPtoL(nv,froot) Fraction of nutrient fluxes to litter pools. \( (-) \)
lignin leaf casabiome%fracligninplant(nv,leaf) Fraction of lignin in plant leaf. \( (g lignin \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
lignin CWD casabiome%fracligninplant(nv,wood) Fraction of lignin in plant wood. \( (g lignin \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
lignin froot casabiome%fracligninplant(nv,froot) Fraction of lignin in plant fine roots. \( (g lignin \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
C:N mic ratioCNsoil(nv,mic) \(n_{mic}\) Carbon:Nitrogen ratio of microbial biomass. Used to calculate casapool%ratioNCsoil(npt,:). \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
C:N slow ratioCNsoil(nv,slow) \(n_{slow}\) Carbon:Nitrogen ratio of slow soil pool. Used to calculate casapool%ratioNCsoil(npt,:). \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
C:N pass ratioCNsoil(nv,pass) \(n_{pass}\) Carbon:Nitrogen ratio of passive soil pool. Used to calculate casapool%ratioNCsoil(npt,:). \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
C:Nmicmin ratioCNsoilmin(nv,mic) Minimum Carbon:Nitrogen ratio in microbial pool. \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
C:Nslowmin ratioCNsoilmin(nv,slow) Minimum Carbon:Nitrogen ratio in slow pool. \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
C:Npassmin ratioCNsoilmin(nv,pass) Minimum Carbon:Nitrogen ratio in passive pool. \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
C:Nmaxmic ratioCNsoilmax(nv,mic) Maximum Carbon:Nitrogen ratio in microbial pool. \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
C:Nslowmax ratioCNsoilmax(nv,slow) Maximum Carbon:Nitrogen ratio in slow pool. \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
C:Npassmax ratioCNsoilmax(nv,pass) Maximum Carbon:Nitrogen ratio in passive pool. \( (gC \cdot gN^{-1}) \)
Laimax casabiome%glaimax(nv) Maximum leaf area index. \( (-) \)
Laimin casabiome%glaimin(nv) Minimum leaf area index. \( (-) \)
Leaf C cleaf(nv) Unused \( (gC \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Wood C cwood(nv) Unused \( (gC \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Froot C cfroot(nv) Unused \( (gC \cdot m^{-2}) \)
met C cmet(nv) Unused \( (gC \cdot m^{-2}) \)
str C cstr(nv) Unused \( (gC \cdot m^{-2}) \)
CWD C ccwd(nv) Unused \( (gC \cdot m^{-2}) \)
mic C cmic(nv) Unused \( (gC \cdot m^{-2}) \)
slow C cslow(nv) Unused \( (gC \cdot m^{-2}) \)
pass C cpass(nv) Unused \( (gC \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Tkshed phen%TKshed(nv) Used in casa_xrateplant() for cold and drought stress on death rate of leaf. \( (K) \)
xkleafcoldmax xxkleafcoldmax(nv) Used to calculate casabiome%xkleafcoldmax(nv) used in casa_xrateplant() for cold and drought stress on death rate of leaf. \( (year^{-1}) \)
xkleafcoldexp casabiome%xkleafcoldexp(nv) exponent in calculation of cold and drought leaf death rate. \( (-) \)
xkleafdrymax xxkleafdrymax(nv) Used to calculate casabiome%xkleafdrymax(nv) used in casa_xrateplant() for cold and drought stress on death rate of leaf. \( (year^{-1}) \)
xkleafdryexp casabiome%xkleafdryexp(nv) Exponent in calculation of cold and drought leaf death rate. \( (-) \)
Tkchill Not loaded \( (K) \)
Tkwarm Not loaded \( (K) \)
GDD2stdy Not loaded
nd2onset Not loaded \( (day) \)
nd2grow Not loaded \( (day) \)
nd2dorm Not loaded \( (day) \)
phena Not loaded \( (-) \)
phenb Not loaded \( (-) \)
phenc Not loaded \( (-) \)
N/Cleafmi casabiome%ratioNCplantmin(nv,leaf) Minimum ratio of nitrogen to carbon in leaf pool \( (gN \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
N/Cleafmx casabiome%ratioNCplantmax(nv,leaf) Maximum ratio of nitrogen to carbon in leaf pool \( (gN \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
N/Cwdmin casabiome%ratioNCplantmin(nv,wood) Minimum ratio of nitrogen to carbon in wood pool \( (gN \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
N/Cwdmax casabiome%ratioNCplantmax(nv,wood) Maximum ratio of nitrogen to carbon in wood pool \( (gN \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
N/Cfrtmin casabiome%ratioNCplantmin(nv,froot) Minimum ratio of nitrogen to carbon in root pool \( (gN \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
N/Cfrtmax casabiome%ratioNCplantmax(nv,froot) Maximum ratio of nitrogen to carbon in root pool \( (gN \cdot gC^{-1}) \)
xNminloss casaflux%fNminloss(nv) Nitrogen mineralisation loss factor \( (-) \)
xNleach xfNminleach(nv) Nitrogen leach loss factor \( (year^{-1}) \)
nfixrate xnfixrate(nv) Nitrogen fixation rate (unused) \( (gN \cdot m^{-2} \cdot year^{-1}) \)
Nleaf nleaf(nv) Leaf pool nitrogen \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Nwood nwood(nv) Wood pool nitrogen \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Nfrt nfroot(nv) Root pool nitrogen \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
N met nmet(nv) Metabolic pool nitrogen \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
N Str nstr(nv) Structural pool nitrogen \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Ncwd ncwd(nv) Coarse woody debris pool nitrogen \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
N mic nmic(nv) Microbial pool nitrogen \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
N slow nslow(nv) Xlow pool nitrogen \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
N Pass npass(nv) Passive pool nitrogen \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
N Nmin xnsoilmin(nv) Minimum soil nitrogen \( (gN \cdot m^{-2}) \)
N/Pleafmin xratioNPleafmin(nv) Minimum nitrogen to phosphorus ratio in leaf pool \( (gN \cdot gP^{-2}) \)
N/Pleafmx xratioNPleafmax(nv) Maximum nitrogen to phosphorus ratio in leaf pool \( (gN \cdot gP^{-2}) \)
N/Pwdmin xrationpwoodmin(nv) Minimum nitrogen to phosphorus ratio in woody pool \( (gN \cdot gP^{-2}) \)
N/Pwdmax xrationpwoodmax(nv) Maximum nitrogen to phosphorus ratio in woody pool \( (gN \cdot gP^{-2}) \)
N/Pfrtmin xratioNPfrootmin(nv) Minimum nitrogen to phosphorus ratio in root pool \( (gN \cdot gP^{-2}) \)
N/Pfrtmax xratioNPfrootmax(nv) Maximum nitrogen to phosphorus ratio in root pool \( (gN \cdot gP^{-2}) \)
fpptoL(leaf) casabiome%ftransPPtoL(nv,leaf) Flux factor of leaf phosphorus to litter pools \( (-) \)
fpptoL(wd) casabiome%ftransPPtoL(nv,wood) Flux factor of wood phosphorus to litter pools \( (-) \)
fpptoL(frt) casabiome%ftransPPtoL(nv,froot) Flux factor of root phosphorus to litter pools \( (-) \)
xkmlabp xkmlabp(iso) Phosphorus absorption \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
xpsorbmax xpsorbmax(iso) Maximum phosphorus absorption \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
xfpleach xfPleach(iso) Phosphorus leaching \( (-) \)
N:Psoil (mic) ratioNPsoil(iso,mic) Nitrogen to phosphorus ratio in microbial soil pool \( (gN \cdot gP^{-2}) \)
N:Psoil (slow) ratioNPsoil(iso,slow) Nitrogen to phosphorus ratio in slow soil pool \( (gN \cdot gP^{-2}) \)
N:Psoil (pass) ratioNPsoil(iso,pass) Nitrogen to phosphorus ratio in passive soil pool \( (gN \cdot gP^{-2}) \)
Pleaf xpleaf(nv) Phosphorus in leaf pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Pwood xpwood(nv) Phosphorus in wood pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Pfroot xpfroot(nv) Phosphorus in root pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Pmet xpmet(nv) Phosphorus in metabolic pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Pstr xpstr(nv) Phosphorus in structural pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Pcwd xpcwd(nv) Phosphorus in coarse woody debris pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Pmic xpmic(nv) Phosphorus in microbial pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Pslow xpslow(nv) Phosphorus in slow pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Ppass xppass(nv) Phosphorus in passive pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Plab xplab(nv) Phosphorus in labile pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Psorb xpsorb(nv) Phosphorus in sorbed pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
Pocc xpocc(nv) Phosphorus in occluded pool \( (gP \cdot m^{-2}) \)
  1. Wang, Y. P., Law, R. M. & Pak, B. A global model of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles for the terrestrial biosphere. Biogeosciences 7, 2261–2282 (2010).