(1) Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, PO Box 6012303, D-14412 Potsdam, Germany;(2) Institute of Geoecology, Potsdam University, PO Box 601553, D-14415 Potsdam, Germany
Abstract:
Background
Dynamic Global Vegetation Models (DGVMs) compute the terrestrial carbon balance as well as the transient spatial distribution
of vegetation. We study two scenarios of moderate and strong climate change (2.9 K and 5.3 K temperature increase over present)
to investigate the spatial redistribution of major vegetation types and their carbon balance in the year 2100.