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Iterative solution to Ball-Berry stomatal conductance simultaneous equations (Simile V4+)
The Ball-Berry stomatal conductance poses a problem for conventional System Dynamics modelling tools because it depends upon the solution of the following pair of simultaneous equations.
Gs = g0 + g1 * A * H / Ca
A = Gs * AQ
Apart from the external parameters, g0, g1, H, Ca and AQ, the equation for Gs depends only on A, and the equation for A depends only on Gs. In this implementation, the loop is opened, by introducing a place-holder for Gs, called Gs_0. This variable is calculated from A. A is calculated using Gs. A guess is made for the initial value of Gs. Subsequently, Gs is set to the last calculated value of Gs_0. The influence arrow from Gs_0 to Gs is dashed, indicating that the value from the previous iteration is to be used. The alarm symbol terminates the iterative loop when Gs and Gs_0 differ by less than one part in one thousand.
That’s all there is to it, except that it’s worth noting what to do if the iteration does not converge. It is necessary to use the new “Abort Execution” command in the “Model” menu of the model diagram window (i.e. NOT in the run control window).
Equations in BallBerry4aP
Equations in Environment
Variable C_a : Carbon dioxide concentration (umol CO2 (mol air)^-1)
C_a = graph(time())
Comments:
Typical diurnal curve in forest canopy
Variable H : Relative humidity (proportion)
H = graph(time())
Comments:
Typical diurnal graph (24 hour)
Variable Q : Photon flux density (umol m^-2 s^-1)
Q = graph(time())
Comments:
Graph for a sunny day (24 hours)
Equations in Ball-Berry
Variable Gs_start
Gs_start = if time()==0 then g_0 else last(Gs_0)
Where:
Gs_0=Iteration time step/Gs_0
Variable g_0 : Stomatal conductance in the dark (mol m^-2 s^-1)
g_0 = 0.01
Variable g_1 : Ball-Berry stomatal conductance coefficient
g_1 = 23
Equations in Iteration time step
Alarm
Variable Gs
Gs = if loop_count==0 then Gs_start else Gs_0
Where:
Gs_start=../Gs_start
Variable Gs_0 : Stomatal conductance (mol m^-2 s^-1)
Gs_0 = g_0+g_1*A*H/C_a
Where:
A=Assimilation/A
H=../../Environment/H
C_a=../../Environment/C_a
g_0=../g_0
g_1=../g_1
Comments:
Ball-Berry equation
Variable loop_count
loop_count = iterations(al1)
Equations in Assimilation
Variable A : Assimation (umol CO2 m^-2 s^-1)
A = A_Q*Gs
Where:
Gs=../Gs
Variable A_Q : Assimilation light response curve
A_Q = graph(Q)
Where:
Q=../../../Environment/Q
Comments:
Relationship of Assimilation with photon flux density (light) when stomatal conductance (Gs) is maximum
Plot of stomatal conductance versus time Plot of assimilation versus time
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