Testing a sahelian grassland functioning model against herbage mass measurements

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 193, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 437-446

  Tracol, Y ^a   Mougin, E ^a   Hiernaux, P ^a   Jarlan, L ^a  

^a CNES   (France)

Author keywords

Data model comparison; Growth modelling; Herbaceous vegetation; Light use efficiency; Sahel; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALS; NUTRITION;

DATA MODEL COMPARISON; SAHEL;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FLORISTICS; GROWTH MODELING; LIGHT USE EFFICIENCY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EID: 32644476486     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.08.033     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. H. Breman, A.M. Cissé, M.A. Djitèye, and W.T. Elberse Pasture dynamics and and forage availability in the Sahel Israel J. Bot. 28 1980 227 251
2. Breman, H., de Ridder, N., 1991. Manuel sur les pâturages des pays sahéliens. DLO, Centre de Recherches Agrobiologiques, Wageningen.
3. P.J. Camillo, and T.J. Schmugge Estimation of soil moisture storage in the root zone from surface measurements Soil Sci. 135 1983 245 264
4. P. Cayrol, L. Kergoat, S. Moulin, G. Dedieu, and A. Chehbouni Calibrating a coupled SVAT/vegetation growth model with remotely sensed reflectance and surface temperature. A case study for the Hapex-Sahel grassland sites J. Appl. Meteorol. 39 2000 2452 2472
5. C.W. Cook, and J. Stubbendieck Range Research: Basic Problems and Techniques 1986 Society for Range Management Denver, USA pp. 215-250
6. G. Evensen, D. Dee, and J. Schroter Parameter estimation in dynamical models E.P. Chassignet J. Verron Ocean Modelling and Parameterizations 1998 NATO ASI
7. R.A. Fischer, and N.C. Turner Plant productivity in the arid and semiarid zones Ann. Rev. Plant Physiol. 29 1978 277 317
8. P.L. Frison, E. Mougin, and P. Hiernaux Observations and interpretation of ERS wind-scatterometer data over northern Sahel (Mali) Remote Sens. Environ. 63 1998 233 242
9. S. Green, J.E. Erickson, and E.L. Kruger Foliar morphology and canopy nitrogen as predictors of light-use efficiency in terrestrial vegetation Agric. For. Meteorol. 115 2002 163 171
10. Grouzis, M., 1987. Structure, productivité et dynamique des systèmes écologiques sahéliens (Mare d'Oursi, Burkina Faso). Collection Etudes et Thèses. Editions de l'ORSTOM, Paris, France.
11. N.P. Hanan, S.D. Prince, and A. Bégué Estimation of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation and vegetation net production efficiency using satellite data Agric. For. Meteorol. 76 1995 259 276
12. Hiernaux, P., 1984. Distribution des pluies et production herbacée au Sahel: une méthode empirique pour caractériser la distribution des précipitations journalières et ses effets sur la production herbacée. Premiers résultats acquis dans le Sahel malien. Document du programme Zones arides et semi-arides, CIPEA Bamako et ILCA Addis Abéba.
13. Hiernaux, P., Diarra, L., Maïga, A., 1990. Dynamique de la végétation sahélienne après la sécheresse. Working document 001/90. Centre International pour l'élevage en Afrique, Bamako, Mali.
14. P. Hiernaux Effects of grazing on plant species composition and spatial distribution in rangelands of the Sahel Plant Ecol. 138 1998 191 202
15. M.E. Idinoba, P.A. Idinoba, and A.S. Gbadegesi Radiation interception and its efficiency for dry matter production in three crop species in the transitional humid zone of Nigeria Agronomie 22 2002 273 281
16. L. Jarlan, E. Mougin, P.L. Frison, P. Mazzega, and P. Hiernaux Analysis of ERS wind scatterometer time series over Sahel (Mali) Remote Sens. Environ. 81 2-3 2002 404 415
17. L. Jarlan, E. Mougin, P. Mazzega, M. Schoenauer, Y. Tracol, and P. Hiernaux Using coarse remote sensing radar observations to control the trajectory of a simple sahelian land surface model Remote Sens. Environ. 94 2 2004 269 285
18. H.G. Jones Plants and Microclimate. A Quantitative Approach to Environmental Plant Physiology second ed. 1992 Cambridge University Press Cambridge 428 pp.
19. T. Lebel, and L. Le Barbé Rainfall monitoring during HAPEX-Sahel: 2. point and areal estimation at the event and seasonal scales J. Hydrol. 188-189 1997 97 122
20. X. Le Roux, H. Gauthier, A. Bégué, and H. Sinoquet Radiation absorption and use by humid savanna grassland: assessment using remote sensing and modelling Agric. For. Meteorol. 85 1997 117 132
21. D. Lo Seen, A.G. Chehbouni, E. Njoku, S. Saatchi, E. Mougin, and B. Monteny An approach to couple vegetation functioning and soil-vegetation- atmosphere-transfer models for semiarid grasslands during the HAPEX-Sahel experiment Agric. For. Meteorol. 83 1997 49 74
22. D. Lo Seen, E. Mougin, S. Rambal, A. Gaston, and P. Hiernaux A regional sahelian grassland model to be coupled with multispectral satellite data. II. Towards the control of its simulations by remotely sensed indices Remote Sens. Environ. 52 1995 194 206
23. S.J. Maas Use of remotely sensed information in plant growth simulation models Adv. Agron. 1 1991 17 26
24. S. Manabé Climate and the ocean circulation 1. The atmospheric circulation and the hydrology of the earth's surface Mon. Weth. Rev. 97 1969 739 774
25. J.L. Monteith Reassessment of maximum growth rates for C3 and C4 plants Exp. Agric. 14 1978 1 5
26. Morel, R., 1992. Atlas agroclimatique des pays de la zone du CLISS, vol. 11. Programme Agrhymet, Coopération française, CILSS, PNUD, OMM Niamey.
27. S. Moulin, L. Kergoat, P. Cayrol, G. Dedieu, and L. Prévot Calibration of a coupled canopy functioning and SVAT model in the ReSeDa experiment. Towards the assimilation of SPOT/HRV observations into the model Agronomie 22 2002 681 686
28. E. Mougin, D. Lo Seen, S. Rambal, A. Gaston, and P. Hiernaux A regional sahelian grassland model to be coupled with multispectral satellite data. I. Description and validation Remote Sens. Environ. 52 1995 181 193
29. F.W.T. Penning de Vries, and M.A. Djitèye La productivité des pâturages sahéliens: Etude des sols, végétations et de l'exploitation de cette ressource naturelle 1982 Centre for Agricultural Publishing and Documentation
30. S. Rambal, and A. Cornet Simulation de l'utilisation de l'eau et de la production végétale d'une phytocénose sahélienne au Sénégal Acta Oecologica Oecol. Plant. 3 17 1982 4, pp. 381-397
31. J.W. Seaquist, L. Olsson, and J. Ardö A remote sensing-based primary production model for grassland biomes Ecol. Model. 169 2003 131 155
32. Van Keulen, H., 1975. Simulation of water use and herbage growth in arid regions. Simulation Monographs, Pudoc, Wageingen, 176 pp.