diff --git a/docs/source/user/Namelist-Options-and-Run-Time-Modes.md b/docs/source/user/Namelist-Options-and-Run-Time-Modes.md index 5dfc162..2fcfa09 100644 --- a/docs/source/user/Namelist-Options-and-Run-Time-Modes.md +++ b/docs/source/user/Namelist-Options-and-Run-Time-Modes.md @@ -22,13 +22,20 @@ For more information on how to set and use these modes, click on the links in th | use_fates_fixed_biogeog | true/false | `.false.` | Turns on/off {doc}`fixed biogeography mode ` | | use_fates_nocomp | true/false | `.false.` | Turns on/off no-competition mode | | use_fates_sp | true/false | `.false.` | Turns on/off {doc}`satellite phenology mode ` | +| use_fates_tree_damage | true/false | `.false.` | Turns on/of {doc}`tree crown damage ` | +| use_fates_cohort_age_tracking | true/false | `.false.` | Enables tracking of cohort age | For the nocomp and fixed biogeography, there are logical interactions between them, so what happens is related to the values of both switches. This logic looks like: | | use_fixed_biogeog = true | use_fixed_biogeog = false | | -------------------- |:-----------------:| :------: | -| **use_fates_nocomp = true** | Every PFT is given its own patch and the patch area for each PFT corresponds to the observed map | Every PFT is given its own patch and every PFT is given the same amount of patch area everywhere | -| **use_fates_nocomp = false** | Competition happens, but only between the PFTs that are allowed on a given gridcell | Competition occurs and governs the distribution of PFTs | +| **use_fates_nocomp = true** | Case A | Case B| +| **use_fates_nocomp = false** | Case C | Case D | + +- Case A: Every PFT is given its own patch and the patch area for each PFT corresponds to the observed map +- Case B: Every PFT is given its own patch and every PFT is given the same amount of patch area everywhere +- Case C: Competition happens, but only between the PFTs that are allowed on a given gridcell +- Case D: Competition occurs and governs the distribution of PFTs For namelist entries that control the soil properties, or biogeochemical cycling, please refer to the host land-model documentation. Also, compare the desired namelist entries with the defaults generated by a FATES compset. Please create issues with questions regarding incompatibilities until more comprehensive documentation becomes available. diff --git a/docs/source/user/Notes-on-the-Parameter-File.md b/docs/source/user/Notes-on-the-Parameter-File.md index c7e5662..622878e 100644 --- a/docs/source/user/Notes-on-the-Parameter-File.md +++ b/docs/source/user/Notes-on-the-Parameter-File.md @@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ https://github.com/NGEET/fates/tree/master/parameter_files A short history of the changes to parameter files before they were added to version control is as follows: - Time description format is `c.cdl` There are two ways to get the netcdf version of these files. @@ -20,6 +19,24 @@ There are two ways to get the netcdf version of these files. --- +## Model switches + +Some of the FATES model features a set via the parameter file. The following table defines the features that are switchable: + + +| Parameter file variable | Options | Default | Description | +| fates_allom_amode | | | | +| fates_daylength_factor_switch | | | | +| fates_hydro_htftype_node | | | | +| fates_leaf_stomatal_model | | | | +| fates_leaf_stomatal_assim_model | | | | +| fates_maintresp_leaf_model | | | | +| fates_mort_cstarvation_model | | | | +| fates_rad_model | | | | +| fates_regeneration_model | | | | + +### Seed dispersal + ## Old versions of the fates parameter files (Stopped tracking post API 3) @@ -28,4 +45,4 @@ There are two ways to get the netcdf version of these files. [fates_params_2troppftclones.c171010.cdl (sci.1.4.0_api.3.0.0)](content/fates_params_2troppftclones.c171010.cdl) : Tue Oct 10 11:32:10 PDT 2017 (Charlie Koven/Ryan Knox), Added: fates_history_sizeclass_bin_edges, fates_history_ageclass_bin_edges, fates_dbh_repro_threshold,fates_allom_dbh_maxheight,fates_allom_d2ca_coefficient_max,fates_allom_d2ca_coefficient_max,fates_logging_coll_under_frac. Removed: fates_max_dbh, fates_allom_d2bl_slascaler. Changed values: fates_allom_d2bl1, fates_fdi_a, fates_fdi_b, fates_logging_event_code. Updated metadata: fates_logging_collateral_frac -[fates_params_2troppftclones.c170810.cdl (sci.1.3.0_api.2.0.0) ](content/fates_params_2troppftclones.c170810.cdl) \ No newline at end of file +[fates_params_2troppftclones.c170810.cdl (sci.1.3.0_api.2.0.0) ](content/fates_params_2troppftclones.c170810.cdl)