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Development of a framework for modelling stand evapotranspiration at a local scale in a coastal mediterranean forest under climate change

  • Danilo Lombardi
  • Kristina Micalizzi
  • Marcello Vitale

This work presents a novel approach for local-scale quantification of stand plant transpiration. The methodology integrates leaf-scale gas exchange, meteorological, and soil water content data with satellite data to upscale results to the stand-scale. Field data enables the calibration of a photosynthesis biochemical model, comprising three modules simulating species-specific net assimilation rates, stomatal conductance, and evapotranspiration rates (ET). ET values, calculated per species, calibrate a forest stand evapotranspiration (ETA) model based on NDVI. ET and ETA, along with other forest system fluxes, compute the forest water balance as soil water content (SWC). Both models effectively simulate SWC (R2species = 0.98, R2satellite = 0.96). Transpiration values and other water balance components are estimated using climate change scenarios (SSP 2.6 and SSP 8.5). Simulated stand evapotranspiration for 2022 is 1387.73 mm, while for SSP 2.6 and SSP 8.5 are 1216.49 mm and 1293.47 mm, respectively.

  • Keywords:
  • Mediterranean ecosystem,
  • ecological modelling,
  • evapotranspiration,
  • forest water balance,
  • climate change,
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Danilo Lombardi

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0004-0019-0585

Kristina Micalizzi

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - ORCID: 0009-0000-0293-7161

Marcello Vitale

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-3652-7029

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Development of a framework for modelling stand evapotranspiration at a local scale in a coastal mediterranean forest under climate change

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Danilo Lombardi, Kristina Micalizzi, Marcello Vitale

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10.36253/979-12-215-0556-6.21

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Tenth International Symposium Monitoring of Mediterranean Coastal Areas: Problems and Measurement Techniques

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Livorno (Italy) 11th-13th June 2024

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