Hi,
I am reading 2.26.2.2. Crop plant functional types 2.26. Crops and Irrigation — ctsm release-clm5.0 documentation
There is a paragraph describing the representation of the sugarcane, rice, cotton, tropical corn, and tropical soy that are new in CLM5.
"Sugarcane and tropical corn are both C4 plants and are therefore represented using the temperate corn functional form. Tropical soybean uses the temperate soybean functional form, while rice and cotton use the wheat functional form. In tropical regions, parameter values were developed for the Amazon Basin, and planting date window is shifted by six months relative to the Northern Hemisphere."
I have no idea what "represented using the temperate corn functional form" or "use the wheat function form" means. If the new crop functional types use the existing function form, what's the sense of representing these five new crop function types in CLM5 ? I am confused and hope anyone could help.
Sincerely,
Xueli
I am reading 2.26.2.2. Crop plant functional types 2.26. Crops and Irrigation — ctsm release-clm5.0 documentation
There is a paragraph describing the representation of the sugarcane, rice, cotton, tropical corn, and tropical soy that are new in CLM5.
"Sugarcane and tropical corn are both C4 plants and are therefore represented using the temperate corn functional form. Tropical soybean uses the temperate soybean functional form, while rice and cotton use the wheat functional form. In tropical regions, parameter values were developed for the Amazon Basin, and planting date window is shifted by six months relative to the Northern Hemisphere."
I have no idea what "represented using the temperate corn functional form" or "use the wheat function form" means. If the new crop functional types use the existing function form, what's the sense of representing these five new crop function types in CLM5 ? I am confused and hope anyone could help.
Sincerely,
Xueli