Testing an optimality-based model of rooting zone water storage capacity in temperate forests
Rooting zone water storage capacity S.sub.r is a crucial parameter for modeling hydrology, ecosystem gas exchange and vegetation dynamics. Despite its importance, this parameter is still poorly constrained and subject to high uncertainty. We tested the analytical, optimality-based model of effective...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Hydrology and earth system sciences 2018-07, Vol.22 (7), p.4097-4124 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Rooting zone water storage capacity S.sub.r is a crucial parameter for modeling hydrology, ecosystem gas exchange and vegetation dynamics. Despite its importance, this parameter is still poorly constrained and subject to high uncertainty. We tested the analytical, optimality-based model of effective rooting depth proposed by Guswa (2008, 2010) with regard to its applicability for parameterizing S.sub.r in temperate forests. The model assumes that plants dimension their rooting systems to maximize net carbon gain. Results from this model were compared against values obtained by calibrating a local water balance model against latent heat flux and soil moisture observations from 15 eddy covariance sites. Then, the effect of optimality-based S.sub.r estimates on the performance of local water balance predictions was assessed during model validation. |
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ISSN: | 1607-7938 1027-5606 1607-7938 |
DOI: | 10.5194/hess-22-4097-2018 |