Plant functional type classification for earth system models: results from the European Space Agency's Land Cover Climate Change Initiative

Poulter, B.; MacBean, N.; Hartley, A.; Khlystova, I.; Arino, O.; Betts, R.; Bontemps, S.; Boettcher, M.; Brockmann, C.; Defourny, P.; Hagemann, S.; Herold, M.; Kirches, G.; Lamarche, C.; Lederer, D.; Ottlé, C.; Peters, M.; Peylin, P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2315-2015

Articles | Volume 8, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2315-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-2315-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 7

Development and technical paper

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31 Jul 2015

Development and technical paper |

| 31 Jul 2015

Plant functional type classification for earth system models: results from the European Space Agency's Land Cover Climate Change Initiative

B. Poulter, N. MacBean, A. Hartley, I. Khlystova, O. Arino, R. Betts, S. Bontemps, M. Boettcher, C. Brockmann, P. Defourny, S. Hagemann, M. Herold, G. Kirches, C. Lamarche, D. Lederer, C. Ottlé, M. Peters, and P. Peylin

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RC C78: 'review of Poulter et al', Anonymous Referee #1, 24 Feb 2015
- AC C1249: 'Response to Referee #1', Ben Poulter, 26 Jun 2015
RC C550: 'review of "PFT classification for ESMs: ESA's Land Cover Climate Change Initiative" by Poulter et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 27 Apr 2015
- AC C1250: 'Response to referee #2', Ben Poulter, 26 Jun 2015

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Short summary

Land cover is an essential variable in earth system models and determines conditions driving biogeochemical, energy and water exchange between ecosystems and the atmosphere. A methodology is presented for mapping plant functional types used in global vegetation models from a updated land cover classification system and open-source conversion tool, resulting from a consultative process among map producers and modelers engaged in the European Space Agency’s Land Cover Climate Change Initiative.