Biosphere model

In climate science, a biosphere model, is used to model the biosphere of Earth, and can be coupled with atmospheric general circulation models (GCMs) for modelling the entire climate system.

Models

The Daisyworld computer simulation from 1983, calculated how radiant energy increased or decreased, dependent on the albedo effect, based on changes in the biosphere.

The Simple Biosphere (SiB) model, presented by Sellers et al. in 1986, calculates transfer of energy, mass and momentum of the atmosphere and the vegetated surface of the Earth. The model is designed for use in atmospheric general circulation models, to account for the related climate attribution of the biosphere.^[1] A revised version was published in 1996 and incorporates satellite measurements.^[2]

See also

• Earth's radiation balance
• Ice-sheet model

References

1. Sellers; et al. (1986). "A simple biosphere model (SiB) for use within general circulation models". Journal of Atmospheric Science 43 (43): 505–531. doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1986)043<0505:ASBMFU>2.0.CO;2.
2. Sellers; et al. (1996). "A Revised Land Surface Parameterization (SiB2) for Atmospheric GCMS. Part II: The Generation of Global Fields of Terrestrial Biophysical Parameters from Satellite Data". Journal of Climate 9: 707–737. doi:10.1175/1520-0469(1986)043<0505:ASBMFU>2.0.CO;2.