Chapter 1  Biophysical Essentials for Ecosystem Models
  1.1  Introduction
  1.2  Diurnal Changes of Air Temperature and Humidity
  1.3  Atmosphere Water Vapor Pressure and VPD
  1.4  Solar Radiation
  1.5  Heat Storages in Soil，Air and Vegetation
  1.6  Vertical Profile of Wind Speed
  1.7  Energy Balance
  1.8  Summary
  Online Supplementary Materials
  Acknowledgements
  RJeferences
Chapter 2  Modeling Ecosystem Production
  2.1  Introduction
  2.2  Core Biophy’sical Models for Ecosystem Production
    2.2.1  Michaelis—Menten Model
    2.2.2  Landsberg Model
    2.2.3  Farquhar’S Modd
    2.2.4  Photosynthesis based on Stomatal Conductance(gs)
    2.2.5  Light Use Efficiency(LuE)Model
    2.2.6  Nitrogen Use Efficiency(NuE)Model
    2.2.7  、v{Lter Use EfIiciency fWUEl Model
    2.2.8  Multiple Resource Use Efficiency(mRUE)Model
  2.3  The Datasets for Modeling Photosynthesis
  2.4  Model Performances
    2.4.1  Light Response Models
    2.4.2  Results from Farquhar’S Model
    2.4.3  Resuits from BalbBerry Model
    2.4.4  Other Modds
  2.5  Summary
Online Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgements
  References
Chapter 3  Modeling Ecosystem Respiration
  3.1  Introduction
  3.2  Models for Ecosystem Respiration
    3.2.1  Linear and Log—linear Models
    3.2.2  Quadratic and Polynomial Models
    3.2.3  Arrhenius Model
    3.2.4  Logistic Model
    3.2.5  Garoma Modd
    3.2.6  Biophysically Constrained Models
    3.2.7  Time Series Models
  3.3  Measured Datasets for Modeling Soil Respiration
  3.4  Model Performances
  3.5  Summary
Online Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 4    Modeling Evapotranspiration
  4.1  Introduction
  4.2  Methods for Quantifying ET
  4.3  ET Modds
    4.3.1  PET Models
    4.3.2  Empirical Actual ET Models
  4.4  Model Demonstrations
    4.4.1  Meteorological Data
    4.4.2  Modeled PET at Multiple Scales and Actual ET
  4.5  Summary
Online Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgements
References
Chapter 5    Modeling Ecosystem Global Warming
    Potentials
  5.1  Introduction
    5.1.1  Temperature of the Earth
    5.1.2  The Greenhouse Efiects
    5.1.3  The Roles of Terrestrial Ecosystems in GWP
  5.2  Calculating GWP of Greenhouse Gases
  5.3  Calculating GWP from Surface Albedo
  5.4  Case Examples
  5.5  Summary
  Online Supplementary Materials
  Acknowledgements
  References
Index