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Disturbance parameters

Michael Dietze edited this page Jun 1, 2016 · 1 revision

DISTURBANCE <disturbance></disturbance>

Variable Units Description
patch_dynamics Bool Specifies if we include disturbance
min_new_patch_area Proportion Minimum area required to make a new patch
include_fire 0/1 set this to 1 to turn on internally-calculated fire dynamics
ianth_disturb 0/1 set this to 1 to include anthropogenic disturbance
treefall_disturbance_rate 1/years Treefall disturbance rate
treefall_hite_threshold Meters Cohorts above vs below this height are treated differently during treefall
treefall_age_threshold years Patches below this age do not suffer treefall disturbance
plantation-year Minimum year for which plantations occur.
plantation_rotation Number of years that plantations require to reach maturity.
mature_harvest_age Number of years that non-plantation forest requires to reach maturity.
forestry_on 0/1 Set to 1 to turn on forest harvesting.
agriculture_on 0/1 Set to 1 to turn on agriculture.
fire_dryness_threshold meters fire may occur if the amount of (soil+surface) water falls below this depth.
fire_parameter dimensionless controls speed of fire spread.