Preparing the erosion productivity impact calculator (EPIC) model to simulate crop response to climate change and the direct effects of CO2

William E. Easterling; Norman J. Rosenberg; Mary S. McKenney; C. Allan Jones; Paul T. Dyke; J. R. Williams

doi:10.1016/0168-1923(92)90084-H

Preparing the erosion productivity impact calculator (EPIC) model to simulate crop response to climate change and the direct effects of CO₂

William E. Easterling, Norman J. Rosenberg, Mary S. McKenney, C. Allan Jones, Paul T. Dyke, J. R. Williams

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Abstract

The adaptation of a crop simulation model to deal with the impacts of rising CO₂ and climate change is described in this paper. Algorithms that represent the direct effects of atmospheric CO₂ on crop photosynthetic efficiency and water use were developed for use with the erosion productivity impact calculator (EPIC), a mechanistic crop simulation model. Representative farms were designed to reflect the major cropping systems in the MINK (Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas) region and data were assembled to simulate them in EPIC. Climate data were compiled to represent conditions under the control (1951-1980) and analog (1931-1940) climates. Actual daily temperature and precipitation data from a number of climatological stations across the MINK region were used in the simulations. Daily values of solar radiation, relative humidity, and wind speed were simulated stochastically from monthly First Order Weather Station records.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	17-34
Number of pages	18
Journal	Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
Volume	59
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-1923(92)90084-H
State	Published - Apr 15 1992

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Forestry
Global and Planetary Change
Agronomy and Crop Science
Atmospheric Science

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In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Vol. 59, No. 1-2, 15.04.1992, p. 17-34.

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