Representation of the phosphorus cycle in the joint UK land environment simulator (vn5.5_JULES-CNP)
Most land surface models (LSMs), i.e. the land components of Earth system models (ESMs), include representation of nitrogen (N) limitation on ecosystem productivity. However, only a few of these models have incorporated phosphorus (P) cycling. In tropical ecosystems, this is likely to be important a...
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| author | Nakhavali, Mahdi André Mercado, Lina M. Hartley, Iain P. Sitch, Stephen Cunha, Fernanda V. Di Ponzio, Raffaello Lugli, Laynara F. Quesada, Carlos A. Andersen, Kelly M. Chadburn, Sarah E. Wiltshire, Andy J. Clark, Douglas B. Ribeiro, Gyovanni Siebert, Lara Moraes, Anna C. M. Rosa, Jéssica Schmeisk Assis, Rafael Camargo, José L. |
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| author_facet | Asian School of the Environment Nakhavali, Mahdi André Mercado, Lina M. Hartley, Iain P. Sitch, Stephen Cunha, Fernanda V. Di Ponzio, Raffaello Lugli, Laynara F. Quesada, Carlos A. Andersen, Kelly M. Chadburn, Sarah E. Wiltshire, Andy J. Clark, Douglas B. Ribeiro, Gyovanni Siebert, Lara Moraes, Anna C. M. Rosa, Jéssica Schmeisk Assis, Rafael Camargo, José L. |
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| description | Most land surface models (LSMs), i.e. the land components of Earth system models (ESMs), include representation of nitrogen (N) limitation on ecosystem productivity. However, only a few of these models have incorporated phosphorus (P) cycling. In tropical ecosystems, this is likely to be important as N tends to be abundant, whereas the availability of rock-derived elements, such as P, can be very low. Thus, without a representation of P cycling, tropical forest response in areas such as Amazonia to rising atmospheric CO2 conditions remain highly uncertain. In this study, we introduced P dynamics and its interactions with the N and carbon (C) cycles into the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES). The new model (JULES-CNP) includes the representation of P stocks in vegetation and soil pools, as well as key processes controlling fluxes between these pools. We develop and evaluate JULES-CNP using in situ data collected at a low-fertility site in the central Amazon, with a soil P content representative of 60% of soils across the Amazon basin, to parameterize, calibrate, and evaluate JULES-CNP. Novel soil and plant P pool observations are used for parameterization and calibration, and the model is evaluated against C fluxes and stocks and those soil P pools not used for parameterization or calibration. We then evaluate the model at additional P-limited test sites across the Amazon and in Panama and Hawaii, showing a significant improvement over the C-and CN-only versions of the model. The model is then applied under elevated CO2 (600ppm) at our study site in the central Amazon to quantify the impact of P limitation on CO2 fertilization. We compare our results against the current state-of-the-art CNP models using the same methodology that was used in the AmazonFACE model intercomparison study. The model is able to reproduce the observed plant and soil P pools and fluxes used for evaluation under ambient CO2. We estimate P to limit net primary productivity (NPP) by 24% under current CO2 and by 46% under elevated CO2. Under elevated CO2, biomass in simulations accounting for CNP increase by 10% relative to contemporary CO2 conditions, although it is 5% lower compared to CN-and C-only simulations. Our results highlight the potential for high P limitation and therefore lower CO2 fertilization capacity in the Amazon rainforest with low-fertility soils. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1636742023-02-28T16:41:00Z Representation of the phosphorus cycle in the joint UK land environment simulator (vn5.5_JULES-CNP) Nakhavali, Mahdi André Mercado, Lina M. Hartley, Iain P. Sitch, Stephen Cunha, Fernanda V. Di Ponzio, Raffaello Lugli, Laynara F. Quesada, Carlos A. Andersen, Kelly M. Chadburn, Sarah E. Wiltshire, Andy J. Clark, Douglas B. Ribeiro, Gyovanni Siebert, Lara Moraes, Anna C. M. Rosa, Jéssica Schmeisk Assis, Rafael Camargo, José L. Asian School of the Environment Engineering::Environmental engineering Phosphorus Cycle Soil Fertility Most land surface models (LSMs), i.e. the land components of Earth system models (ESMs), include representation of nitrogen (N) limitation on ecosystem productivity. However, only a few of these models have incorporated phosphorus (P) cycling. In tropical ecosystems, this is likely to be important as N tends to be abundant, whereas the availability of rock-derived elements, such as P, can be very low. Thus, without a representation of P cycling, tropical forest response in areas such as Amazonia to rising atmospheric CO2 conditions remain highly uncertain. In this study, we introduced P dynamics and its interactions with the N and carbon (C) cycles into the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES). The new model (JULES-CNP) includes the representation of P stocks in vegetation and soil pools, as well as key processes controlling fluxes between these pools. We develop and evaluate JULES-CNP using in situ data collected at a low-fertility site in the central Amazon, with a soil P content representative of 60% of soils across the Amazon basin, to parameterize, calibrate, and evaluate JULES-CNP. Novel soil and plant P pool observations are used for parameterization and calibration, and the model is evaluated against C fluxes and stocks and those soil P pools not used for parameterization or calibration. We then evaluate the model at additional P-limited test sites across the Amazon and in Panama and Hawaii, showing a significant improvement over the C-and CN-only versions of the model. The model is then applied under elevated CO2 (600ppm) at our study site in the central Amazon to quantify the impact of P limitation on CO2 fertilization. We compare our results against the current state-of-the-art CNP models using the same methodology that was used in the AmazonFACE model intercomparison study. The model is able to reproduce the observed plant and soil P pools and fluxes used for evaluation under ambient CO2. We estimate P to limit net primary productivity (NPP) by 24% under current CO2 and by 46% under elevated CO2. Under elevated CO2, biomass in simulations accounting for CNP increase by 10% relative to contemporary CO2 conditions, although it is 5% lower compared to CN-and C-only simulations. Our results highlight the potential for high P limitation and therefore lower CO2 fertilization capacity in the Amazon rainforest with low-fertility soils. Published version This research has been supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (grant no. NE/LE007223/1) and the Newton Fund (Met Office Climate Science for Service Partnership Brazil (CSSP Brazil) grant). 2022-12-19T00:31:57Z 2022-12-19T00:31:57Z 2022 Journal Article Nakhavali, M. A., Mercado, L. M., Hartley, I. P., Sitch, S., Cunha, F. V., Di Ponzio, R., Lugli, L. F., Quesada, C. A., Andersen, K. M., Chadburn, S. E., Wiltshire, A. J., Clark, D. B., Ribeiro, G., Siebert, L., Moraes, A. C. M., Rosa, J. S., Assis, R. & Camargo, J. L. (2022). Representation of the phosphorus cycle in the joint UK land environment simulator (vn5.5_JULES-CNP). Geoscientific Model Development, 15(13), 5241-5269. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-5241-2022 1991-959X https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163674 10.5194/gmd-15-5241-2022 2-s2.0-85134048074 13 15 5241 5269 en Geoscientific Model Development © Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Environmental engineering Phosphorus Cycle Soil Fertility Nakhavali, Mahdi André Mercado, Lina M. Hartley, Iain P. Sitch, Stephen Cunha, Fernanda V. Di Ponzio, Raffaello Lugli, Laynara F. Quesada, Carlos A. Andersen, Kelly M. Chadburn, Sarah E. Wiltshire, Andy J. Clark, Douglas B. Ribeiro, Gyovanni Siebert, Lara Moraes, Anna C. M. Rosa, Jéssica Schmeisk Assis, Rafael Camargo, José L. Representation of the phosphorus cycle in the joint UK land environment simulator (vn5.5_JULES-CNP) |
| title | Representation of the phosphorus cycle in the joint UK land environment simulator (vn5.5_JULES-CNP) |
| title_full | Representation of the phosphorus cycle in the joint UK land environment simulator (vn5.5_JULES-CNP) |
| title_fullStr | Representation of the phosphorus cycle in the joint UK land environment simulator (vn5.5_JULES-CNP) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Representation of the phosphorus cycle in the joint UK land environment simulator (vn5.5_JULES-CNP) |
| title_short | Representation of the phosphorus cycle in the joint UK land environment simulator (vn5.5_JULES-CNP) |
| title_sort | representation of the phosphorus cycle in the joint uk land environment simulator vn5 5 jules cnp |
| topic | Engineering::Environmental engineering Phosphorus Cycle Soil Fertility |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163674 |
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