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Verhoef, A.; Nobrega, R.L.B.; De Moura, M.S.B.

Water and carbon balance outputs of a mechanistic ecosystem model for a Caatinga dryland forest in north-east Brazil

https://doi.org/10.5285/ad86c0d3-624c-4ae3-9280-8d1ccbe14929
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This dataset contains half-hourly output data (for the year 2011) generated by a preliminary version of the Shrubland Ecosystem Assessment (SEcA) model. SEcA calculates the ecosystem processes for a semi-arid shrubland system, for this dataset the model has been configured for a Caatinga ecosystem. The model generates four output files, those generating the aerodynamic and surface resistances, state variables, energy balance fluxes, and carbon flux-related outputs. The data provided here relate to model runs with the JULES Farquhar model, with the Sinclair plant water stress switched on.

This work was funded by Newton/NERC/FAPESP Nordeste project: NE/N012488/1.
Publication date: 2021-06-30
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Format

txt

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2011-01-01    to    2011-12-31

Provenance & quality

The main program (in Fortran) reads in the required input data (meteorological data, plant physiological parameters and soil hydraulic parameters) and calls the key subroutines that execute the calculation of the resistance network, fluxes (energy, water and carbon) and above-ground state variables. Input data have been quality-checked for outliers.

Licensing and constraints

This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Verhoef, A.; Nobrega, R.L.B.; De Moura, M.S.B. (2021). Water and carbon balance outputs of a mechanistic ecosystem model for a Caatinga dryland forest in north-east Brazil. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ad86c0d3-624c-4ae3-9280-8d1ccbe14929

Correspondence/contact details

Verhoef, A.
University of Reading
 a.verhoef@reading.ac.uk

Authors

Verhoef, A.
University of Reading
Nobrega, R.L.B.
Imperial College, London
De Moura, M.S.B.
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Brazil

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of Reading
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
Keywords
Caatinga , dryland forest , Ecohydrology , North-East Brazil
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/N012488/1
Last updated
08 April 2025 11:12