Table 1.
Parameter/Variable | Symbol | Units | Value | Source |
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Ambient atmospheric CO2 concentration | Ca | mmol mol−1 | 374 | Value from recent past |
Canopy layer capacitance | Cn | 2000 | Williams et al. 35 | |
Canopy hydraulic conductivity | Gp | mmol m−1 sec−1 MPa−1 | 3.5 | Zeppel et al. 40 |
Layer height of soil | H | m | 0.1–1.0 m depth, then 0.2–3.4 m | Site estimate |
Leaf area index | LAI | m−2 m2 | 0.1–2.3 | MODIS LAI product |
Areal concentration of leaf N | N | g m−2 ground area | 0.16–3.65 | Prior et al. 111 and Ghannoum et al. 109 |
Proportion of total canopy N in top layer | Ntop | 0.125 | Zeppel et al. 40 | |
Fine root radius | rr | M | 0.0001 | Zeppel et al. 40 |
Air temperature | Ta | °C | Variable | Zeppel et al. 40 |
Leaf temperature | Ti | °C | Variable | Zeppel et al. 40 and varied in scenarios |
RuBP carboxylation capacity | Vcmax | μmol g−1 sec−1 | 27.4074 | Zeppel et al. 40 |
Maximum electron transport rate | Jmax | μmol g−1 sec−1 | 48.1481 | Zeppel et al. 40 |
δA/δgs threshold for stomatal opening | Ι | % | 1.0007 | Williams et al. 35 |
Minimum sustainable leaf water potential | Ψlmin | MPa | −2.5 | Kelley et al. 110 |
Soil water potential | Ψs | MPa | −0.5 | Predawn leaf water potential, estimated |
% soil clay content in top 10 cm | % | 15.0 | Zeppel et al. 40 | |
% soil sand content in top 10 cm | % | 85.0 | Zeppel et al. 40 | |
Drain check – field capacity as fraction of total porosity | Fraction | 0.5 | Zeppel et al. 40 | |
Latitude | ° | 33° 39′ 42″ | ||
Dimension of leaves | m2 | 0.08 | Prior et al. 51 | |
Root resistivity | MPa sec g mmol−1 | 100 | Estimated | |
Root biomass | g | 2450 | Chen et al. 108 | |
Rooting depth | m | 3.4 | Chen et al. 108 |
SPA model input values indicating the name, symbol, units, value used, and whether the data were measured or estimated for the study site.