LPJmL4 is a process-based model that simulates climate and land-use change impacts on the terrestrial biosphere, the water and carbon cycle and on agricultural production. The LPJmL4 model combines plant physiological relations, generalized empirically established functions and plant trait parameters. The model incorporates dynamic land use at the global scale and is also able to simulate the production of woody and herbaceous short-rotation bio-energy plantations. Grid cells may contain one or several types of natural or agricultural vegetation. A comprehensive description of the model is given by Schaphoff et al. (2018, http://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2017-145).
We here present an extended version of the LPJmL4 model code described and used by the publications in GMD: LPJmL4 - a dynamic global vegetation model with managed land: Part I – Model description and Part II – Model evaluation (Schaphoff et al. 2018, http://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2017-145 and http://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2017-146). Additional features of this version, including agricultural trees as a new cultivation type in LPJmL4, are described and used in Jans et al. (2020, HESS)
The model code of LPJmL4 is programmed in C and can be run in parallel mode using MPI. Makefiles are provided for different platforms. Further informations on how to run LPJmL4 is given in the INSTALL file. Additionally to the publication a html documentation and man pages are provided.
The model data presented here represent some standard LPJmL4 model results for the land surface described in Schaphoff et al. (2018 part I). Additionally, these results include agricultural trees (olives, non-citrus orchards, and cotton) implemented as a new cultivation type into LPJmL4. Standard results are evaluated in Schaphoff et al. (2018 part II). Results of cotton as a newly implemented agricultural tree are evaluated in Jans et al. (2020), HESSD. The data collection includes some key output variables made with the model setup described by Jans et al. (2020, HESS). Overall, data sets are resulting from 40 different simulations, where we combined 5 different GCMs (GFDL, HadGEM, IPSL, MIROC, NorESM) with 4 different RCPs (2p6, 4p5, 6p0, 8p5) without and with CO2 fertilization, respectively.
The data cover the entire globe with a spatial resolution of 0.5° and temporal coverage from 1901-2011 on an annual basis for crop yields, absorbed photosynthetically active radiation and the water fluxes (irrigation, transpiration, evaporation,interception, blue and green evapotranspiration). Crop yields, and water fluxes are given for each crop functional type (CFT), respectively. Monthly data are provided for one carbon flux (net primary production) and the water fluxes transpiration, evaporation, interception, and runoff.
The data are provided in one binary file for each variable and simulation. An overview of all variables and information on how data are stored within the binary files are given in the file inventory.
Description of changes in the new version:- On October 18, 2018 we republished all simulation data for all impact models to get the data sets into the new search facet structure. There were no changes to the simulation data.- Files for JULES-B1 (formerly JULES_UoE) were not available since the date of issuing the DOI until March 13, 2019. Until that date, these files were only available in the ISIMIP DKRZ server.---------------------------------------------------------------------The Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) simulation data is under continuous review and improvement, and updates are thus likely to happen. All changes and caveats are documented under https://www.isimip.org/outputdata/output-data-changelog/.For accessing the data set as in http://doi.org/10.5880/PIK.2018.006 before March 13, 2019 please write to the ISIMIP Data Management Team: isimip-data[at]pik-potsdam.de---------------------------------------------------------------------The Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) provides a framework for the collation of a set of consistent, multi-sector, multi-scale climate-impact simulations, based on scientifically and politically-relevant historical and future scenarios. This framework serves as a basis for robust projections of climate impacts, as well as facilitating model evaluation and improvement, allowing for improved estimates of the biophysical and socio-economic impacts of climate change at different levels of global warming. It also provides a unique opportunity to consider interactions between climate change impacts across sectors.ISIMIP2a is the second ISIMIP simulation round, focusing on historical simulations (1971-2010) of climate impacts on agriculture, fisheries, permafrost, biomes, regional and global water and forests. This may serve as a basis for model evaluation and improvement, allowing for improved estimates of the biophysical and socio-economic impacts of climate change at different levels of global warming.The focus topic for ISIMIP2a is model evaluation and validation, in particular with respect to the representation of impacts of extreme weather events and climate variability. During this phase, four common global observational climate data sets were provided across all impact models and sectors. In addition, appropriate observational data sets of impacts for each sector were collected, against which the models can be benchmarked. Access to the input data for the impact models is provided through a central ISIMIP archive (see ISIMIP 2a Input Data & Bias Correction at https://www.isimip.org/gettingstarted/#input-data-bias-correction).This entry refers to the ISIMIP2a simulation data from permafrost models: JULES-B1 (formerly JULES_UoE), LPJmL, IAPRAS-DSS.
LPJmL4 is a process-based model that simulates climate and land-use change impacts on the terrestrial biosphere, the water and carbon cycle and on agricultural production. The LPJmL4 model combines plant physiological relations, generalized empirically established functions and plant trait parameters. The model incorporates dynamic land use at the global scale and is also able to simulate the production of woody and herbaceous short-rotation bio-energy plantations. Grid cells may contain one or several types of natural or agricultural vegetation. A comprehensive description of the model is given by Schaphoff et al. (2017a, http://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2017-145).We here present the LPJmL4 model code described and used by the publications in GMD: LPJmL4 - a dynamic global vegetation model with managed land: Part I – Model description and Part II – Model evaluation (Schaphoff et al. 2018a and b, http://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2017-145 and http://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-2017-146).The model code of LPJmL4 is programmed in C and can be run in parallel mode using MPI. Makefiles are provided for different platforms. Further informations on how to run LPJmL4 is given in the INSTALL file. Additionally to the publication a html documentation and man pages are provided. Additionally, LPJmL4 can be download from the Gitlab repository: https://gitlab.pik-potsdam.de/lpjml/LPJmL. Further developments of LPJmL will be published through this Gitlab repository regularly.
The Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) provides a framework for the collation of a set of consistent, multi-sector, multi-scale climate-impact simulations, based on scientifically and politically-relevant historical and future scenarios. This framework serves as a basis for robust projections of climate impacts, as well as facilitating model evaluation and improvement, allowing for improved estimates of the biophysical and socio-economic impacts of climate change at different levels of global warming. It also provides a unique opportunity to consider interactions between climate change impacts across sectors.ISIMIP2a is the second ISIMIP simulation round, focusing on historical simulations (1971-2010) of climate impacts on agriculture, fisheries, permafrost, biomes, regional and global water and forests. This may serve as a basis for model evaluation and improvement, allowing for improved estimates of the biophysical and socio-economic impacts of climate change at different levels of global warming.The focus topic for ISIMIP2a is model evaluation and validation, in particular with respect to the representation of impacts of extreme weather events and climate variability. During this phase, four common global observational climate data sets were provided across all impact models and sectors. In addition, appropriate observational data sets of impacts for each sector were collected, against which the models can be benchmarked. Access to the input data for the impact models is provided through a central ISIMIP archive (see ISIMIP 2a Input Data & Bias Correction at https://www.isimip.org/gettingstarted/#input-data-bias-correction).This entry refers to the ISIMIP2a simulation data from permafrost models: JULES-B1 (formerly JULES_UoE), LPJmL, IAPRAS-DSS.