Physical
- An improved canopy radiation transfer scheme
- A multi-layer energy budget
- Implementation of the dynamics of snow packing and snow melt
- The inclusion of isotopes (18O and 13C)
Biogeochemical
- Introduction of parameter sets for new PFTs, to drive the externalized version
- Soil micro-organism representation for SOM decomposition
- DOC/DIC production and leaching
- Simulation of forest fires, based on the SPITFIRE model
- Forest demography, including stochastic processes
Anthropogenic
- Differentiating forest management
- Biofuel crop management
- New crop specific modules (such as rice and sugar cane)
Code structure
- Development of the “Adjoint” code