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The LPJmL module on crop growth directly interacts with the modules on terrestrial carbon (Section 6.1), water cycles (Section 6.3); as they are all an integral part of the LPJmL model, sharing the same soil and water balance processes, the distinction in different modules is somewhat artificial.
 
''The LPJmL module on crop growth directly interacts with the modules on terrestrial carbon (Section 6.1), water cycles (Section 6.3); as they are all an integral part of the LPJmL model, sharing the same soil and water balance processes, the distinction in different modules is somewhat artificial.''
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|AggregatedComponent=Carbon, vegetation, agriculture and water
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Revision as of 14:19, 20 May 2014

Key policy issues

  • How will climate change affect the productivity of current and future agricultural areas?
  • How could management improve agricultural productivity under current and future water constraints?
  • How will agriculture affect the Earth system with respect to carbon emissions, freshwater availability and nutrient cycles?

Introduction