DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3744344
title: CO2 fertilization, transpiration deficit and vegetation period drive the response of mixed broadleaved forests to a changing climate in Wallonia: Dataset

description: This repository is linked to the paper "CO2 fertilization, transpiration deficit and vegetation period drive the response of mixed broadleaved forests to a changing climate in Wallonia" submitted to Annals of Forest Science and written by Louis DE WERGIFOSSE (corresponding author), Frédéric ANDRE, Hugues GOOSSE, Steven CALUWAERTS, Lesley DE CRUZ, Rozemien DE TROCH, Bert VAN SCHAEYBROECK and Mathieu JONARD. The files stored in the repository are the input files that should be used in the model HETEROFOR to retrieve the results displayed in the study and the corresponding results themselves. The source code of the model HETEROFOR can be freely accessed and downloaded (https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3591348). Additional information on the model can be found in the following description papers: Jonard et al., 2020 (https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-905-2020) and de Wergifosse et al., 2020 (https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-1459-2020). The repository contains three directories. The first (HETEROFOR_input_files) comprises the additional files to those in the model repository presented in the previous paragraph needed to run the model for the purpose of this study. The second directory (Simulation_outputs_raw) contains the data directly provided by the model without any processing. The third directory (Simulation_outputs_raw) includes the model outputs after processing. The directory "HETEROFOR_input_files" is constituted of two directories called "Climate_files" and "Stand_files". "Climate_files" is subdivided in three sub-directories. Sub-directory "Original_downscaled_CORDEX_timeseries" contains the climate projections of the four sites and scenarios described in the study. These downscaled timeseries have been produced by the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium under the program CORDEX.be, which is part of EURO-CORDEX. A bias correction has been further applied to these climate timeseries that are stored in the "Bias_corrected_timeseries" sub-directory. The files of these two sub-directories should be used in HETEROFOR as "Meteorological data" input files. The "CO2_concentrations" sub-directory includes the yearly averaged projected concentrations for the three RCP scenarios described in the paper. In HETEROFOR, they should be put as input in the "Atmospheric CO2 concentration" part after selecting the option "Variable over time". The second directory called "Stand files" contain the six inventory files described in the study for which a thinning has been applied. They should be used in HETEROFOR as "Inventory data" input files. The directory "Simulation_outputs_raw" is divided similarly to the study into two simulation experiments. The "First simulation experiment" directory is further subdivided into constant and time-dependent CO2 concentrations like in the study and contains one file for the regular modality and one for the thinning modality. All the files are constructed the same way with, for each tree and site (or stand, soil and climate), annual values of Net Primary Production (NPP) in kg of carbon, transpiration and potential transpiration in L under the different climate scenarios. In addition, the "Phenology" directory contains, for each day and under all climate scenarios, the green proportion (proportion of green leaves comprised between 0 and 1) for the two tree species considered in the study (Common oak and European beech). Finally, the directory "Simulation_outputs_processed" is constructed similarly to "Simulation_outputs_raw" but all the data are integrated in one file at the yearly time step. However, the units change with the NPP expressed in gC/m2 and transpiration and potential transpiration in mm (or L/m2) while the vegetation period is averaged according to the percentage of species occurrence<br> in the different stands. <br> For more information concerning this repository or the study, please do not hesitate to contact Louis DE WERGIFOSSE (louis.dewergifosse@uclouvain.be) or Mathieu JONARD (mathieu.jonard@uclouvain.be).