Impact model: JULES-ES-55

Sector
Biomes
Region
global

JULES model Earth System configuration based on the land-surface of UKESM1. JULES at vn5.5 and includes TRIP rivers, landuse, dynamic vegetation (TRIFFID - on a daily timestep) and the nitrogen cycle.

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Person responsible for model simulations in this simulation round
Camilla Mathison: camilla.mathison@metoffice.gov.uk, 0000-0002-6269-4605, UK Met Office (UK)
Additional persons involved: Camilla Mathison
Output Data
Experiments: VI, VII
Climate Drivers: None
Date: 2021-03-16
Basic information
Model Version: 5.5
Model Output License: CC BY 4.0
Model Homepage: https://code.metoffice.gov.uk/trac/jules
Model License: JULES is available to anyone for non-commercial use, free of charge. Noting the JULES licence conditions, the JULES Fair Use and Publication Policy and the MOSRS user terms and conditions.
Simulation Round Specific Description: Paper on UKESM1 which includes the Earth System configuration of JULES. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019MS001739
Resolution
Spatial aggregation: regular grid
Horizontal resolution: 0.5°x0.5°
Temporal resolution of input data: climate variables: daily
Temporal resolution of input data: co2: annual
Temporal resolution of input data: land use/land cover: annual
Temporal resolution of input data: soil: constant
Input data
Simulated atmospheric climate data sets used: IPSL-CM5A-LR, HadGEM2-ES, GFDL-ESM2M, MIROC5
Observed atmospheric climate data sets used: EWEMBI
Emissions data sets used: Atmospheric CO2 concentration
Other human influences data sets used: Nitrogen deposition (ISIMIP2)
Other data sets used: Land-sea mask
Additional input data sets: TRIP river ancillary.
Climate variables: huss, sfcWind, tasmax, tas, tasmin, rlds, rsds, ps, pr
Additional information about input variables: tasmax and tasmin used to calculate tas_range, which is input into the model.
Spin-up
Was a spin-up performed?: Yes
Spin-up design: 500 spinup cycles of 20 years starting from 1861.
Model set-up specifications
How do you simulate bioenergy? i.e. what pft do you simulate on bioenergy land?: No
How do you simulate the transition from cropland to bioenergy?: No
How do you simulate pasture (which pft)?: Yes we use c3 and c4 grasses.
Key model processes
Dynamic vegetation: Yes, a competed fractional cover and canopy height of PFTs are simulated by the TRIFFID vegetation dynamics (Cox, 2001)
Nitrogen limitation: Yes via the inclusion of interactive nitrogen cycling in the terrestrial carbon cycle
Co2 effects: Yes via the terrestrial carbon cycle
Light interception: The canopy radiation scheme includes an exponential decline of leaf N with canopy height proportional to LAI, following Beer’s law.
Light utilization: Photosynthesis is simulated using the scheme of Clark et al. (2011) updated in Harper et al. (2016).
Phenology: Phenology is simulated interactively using the scheme of Clark et al. (2011)
Heat stress: No although photosynthesis may slow down when outside of optimum temperature range as soon as temperatures are back in optimum range photosynthesis continues as before.
Differences in rooting depth: Yes, this is different for each pft
Root distribution over depth: An exponential root distribution with depth is assumed, with e-folding depth which depends on the pft
Coupling/feedback between soil moisture and surface temperature: Yes
Latent heat: Yes
Sensible heat: Yes
Causes of mortality in vegetation models
Fire: No
NBP components
Fire: No
Land-use change: Yes
Land-use change implementation
Is shifting cultivation included?: No
Fire modules
Aggregation of reported burnt area: No
Land-use classes allowed to burn: No
Included fire-ignition factors: No
Is fire ignition implemented as a random process?: No
Is human influence on fire ignition and/or suppression included? how?: No
How is fire spread/extent modelled?: No
Are deforestation or land clearing fires included?: No
What is the minimum burned area fraction at grid level?: No