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Global parameterization and validation of a two‐leaf light use efficiency model for predicting gross primary production across FLUXNET sites
Author(s) -
Zhou Yanlian,
Wu Xiaocui,
Ju Weimin,
Chen Jing M.,
Wang Shaoqiang,
Wang Huimin,
Yuan Wenping,
Andrew Black T.,
Jassal Rachhpal,
Ibrom Andreas,
Han Shijie,
Yan Junhua,
Margolis Hank,
Roupsard Olivier,
Li Yingnian,
Zhao Fenghua,
Kiely Gerard,
Starr Gregory,
Pavelka Marian,
Montagnani Leonardo,
Wohlfahrt Georg,
D'Odorico Petra,
Cook David,
Arain M. Altaf,
Bonal Damien,
Beringer Jason,
Blanken Peter D.,
Loubet Benjamin,
Leclerc Monique Y.,
Matteucci Giorgio,
Nagy Zoltan,
Olejnik Janusz,
Paw U Kyaw Tha,
Varlagin Andrej
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of geophysical research: biogeosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2169-8961
pISSN - 2169-8953
DOI - 10.1002/2014jg002876
Subject(s) - fluxnet , biome , primary production , photosynthetically active radiation , atmospheric sciences , environmental science , canopy , shading , mathematics , ecosystem , meteorology , eddy covariance , computer science , ecology , botany , geography , physics , biology , photosynthesis , computer graphics (images)
Light use efficiency (LUE) models are widely used to simulate gross primary production (GPP). However, the treatment of the plant canopy as a big leaf by these models can introduce large uncertainties in simulated GPP. Recently, a two‐leaf light use efficiency (TL‐LUE) model was developed to simulate GPP separately for sunlit and shaded leaves and has been shown to outperform the big‐leaf MOD17 model at six FLUX sites in China. In this study we investigated the performance of the TL‐LUE model for a wider range of biomes. For this we optimized the parameters and tested the TL‐LUE model using data from 98 FLUXNET sites which are distributed across the globe. The results showed that the TL‐LUE model performed in general better than the MOD17 model in simulating 8 day GPP. Optimized maximum light use efficiency of shaded leaves ( ε msh ) was 2.63 to 4.59 times that of sunlit leaves ( ε msu ). Generally, the relationships of ε msh and ε msu with ε max were well described by linear equations, indicating the existence of general patterns across biomes. GPP simulated by the TL‐LUE model was much less sensitive to biases in the photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) input than the MOD17 model. The results of this study suggest that the proposed TL‐LUE model has the potential for simulating regional and global GPP of terrestrial ecosystems, and it is more robust with regard to usual biases in input data than existing approaches which neglect the bimodal within‐canopy distribution of PAR.