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Parameterization of a coupled CO2 and H2O gas exchange model at the leaf scale of Populus euphratica
1Cold and Arid Regions Environmental and Engineering Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
2The School of Mathematics, Physics & Software Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
Abstract. The following two models were combined to simultaneously predict CO2 and H2O gas exchange at the leaf scale of Populus euphratica: a Farquhar et al. type biochemical sub-model of photosynthesis (Farquhar et al., 1980) and a Ball et al. type stomatal conductance sub-model (Ball et al., 1987). The photosynthesis parameters [including maximum carboxylation rate allowed by ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) carboxylation rate (Vcmax), potential light-saturated electron transport rate (Jmax), triose phosphate utilization (TPU) and day respiration (Rd)] were determined by using the genetic algorithm (GA) method based on A/Ci data. Values of Vcmax and Jmax standardized at 25 °C were 75.09±1.36 (mean ± standard error), 117.27±2.47, respectively. The stomatal conductance sub-model was calibrated independently. Prediction of net photosynthesis by the coupled model agreed well with the validation data, but the model tended to underestimate transpiration rates. Overall, the combined model generally captured the diurnal patterns of CO2 and H2O exchange resulting from variation in temperature and irradiation.
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Citation: Zhu, G. F., Li, X., Su, Y. H., and Huang, C. L.: Parameterization of a coupled CO2 and H2O gas exchange model at the leaf scale of Populus euphratica, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 14, 419-431, doi:10.5194/hess-14-419-2010, 2010. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager XML
