Biophysical Models and Applications in Ecosystem Analysis

Jiquan Chen is a professor in the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University.

“This book serves the reader a five-course banquet of models, complete with a host of recipes for predicting an ecosystem’s environment and its carbon uptake, losses, and storage, as well as how evapotranspiration varies under changing climatic conditions. As a special treat, this book offers a taste-test comparison of model predictions with benchmark data recorded in two Michelin-ranked locations in Michigan.” —RICHARD WARING, professor emeritus, Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, and joint winner of the 2020 Marcus Wallenberg Prize in Forestry

• Contents Foreword, by Dennis Baldocchi Preface List of Online Supplementary Materials List of Symbols 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Diurnal Changes of Air Temperature and Humidity 1.3 Atmosphere Water Vapor Pressure and VPD 1.4 Solar Radiation 1.5 Heat Storages in Soil, Air and Vegetation 1.6 Vertical Profile of Wind Speed 1.7 Energy Balance 1.8 Summary Online Supplementary Materials References 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Core Biophysical Models for Ecosystem Production 2.4 Model Performances 2.5 Summary Acknowledgments References 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Models for Ecosystem Respiration 3.3 Measured Datasets for Modeling Soil Respiration 3.4 Model Performances 3.5 Summary Online Supplementary Materials Acknowledgments References 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Methods for Quantifying ET 4.3 ET Models 4.4 Model Demonstrations 4.5 Summary Acknowledgments References 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Calculating GWP of Greenhouse Gases 5.3 Calculating GWP from Surface Albedo 5.4 Case Examples Online Supplementary Materials References Index Authors