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AN: B31A-01    [Abstracts]
TI: BGC5: New Features and Usage Changes in the Next Major Release of Biome- BGC
AU: * Neuschwander, A
EM: andrew@ntsg.umt.edu
AF: The University of Montana, NTSG, College of Forestry and Conservation 32 Campus Dr., missoula, MT 59812, United States
AU: Bond-Lamberty, B
EM: bpbond@wisc.edu
AF: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Forest Ecology and Management 1630 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53760, United States
AB: BGC5, the next major release of Biome-BGC, will include substantial changes to the user and developer interfaces. Changes to model configuration, methods of running the model and new developer features are described. For example, BGC5 will allow modeling of multiple, competing vegetation types and a new disturbance handler containing both built-in and customized disturbance regimes. For modelers, multiple platforms, including Linux, Windows, and Mac will be supported, and we will maintain a mailing list to inform both developers and users of updates. We focus here on new input configuration features and formats as well as guidance on moving from version 4.2 to version 5. Demonstrations of the major changes are included to illustrate the capabilities of the new model.
DE: 0414 Biogeochemical cycles, processes, and modeling (0412, 0793, 1615, 4805, 4912)
DE: 0428 Carbon cycling (4806)
DE: 0466 Modeling
DE: 0495 Water/energy interactions (1878)
SC: Biogeosciences [B]
MN: 2007 Joint Assembly