Model:ALFRESCO

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ALFRESCO


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Model type Modular
Model part of larger framework
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Spatial dimensions 2D
Spatial extent Regional-Scale
Model domain Ecosystems, Cryosphere
One-line model description Alaskan Frame‐based Ecosystem Code
Extended model description ALFRESCO was originally developed to simulate the response of subarctic vegetation to a changing climate and disturbance regime (Rupp et al. 2000a, 2000b). Previous research has highlighted both direct and indirect (through changes in fire regime) effects of climate on the expansion rate, species composition, and extent of treeline in Alaska (Rupp et al. 2000b, 2001, Lloyd et al. 2003). Additional research, focused on boreal forest vegetation dynamics, has emphasized that fire frequency changes – both direct (climate-driven or anthropogenic) and indirect (as a result of vegetation succession and species composition) – strongly influence landscape-level vegetation patterns and associated feedbacks to future fire regime (Rupp et al. 2002, Chapin et al. 2003, Turner et al. 2003). A detailed description of ALFRESCO can be obtained from the literature (Rupp et al. 2000a, 200b, 2001, 2002). The boreal forest version of ALFRESCO was developed to explore the interactions and feedbacks between fire, climate, and vegetation in interior Alaska (Rupp et al. 2002, 2007, Duffy et al. 2005, 2007) and associated impacts to natural resources (Rupp et al. 2006, Butler et al. 2007).
Keywords:

Subarctic vegetation, Treeline extention,

Name Alec Bennett
Type of contact Model developer
Institute / Organization University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF)
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Town / City Fairbanks
Postal code 99775
State Alaska
Country United States
Email address apbennett@alaska.edu
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Supported platforms
Linux
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Programming language

C++

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Code optimized Multiple Processors
Multiple processors implemented
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Start year development 2002
Does model development still take place? Yes
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Code development status Active
When did you indicate the 'code development status'? 2020
Model availability As code
Source code availability
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Through web repository
Source web address https://github.com/ua-snap/alfresco
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Program license type BSD or MIT X11
Program license type other
Memory requirements 2GB
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Pre-processing software needed? No
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Post-processing software needed? No
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Visualization software needed? No
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Is there a manual available? Yes
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Model website if any http://ua-snap.github.io/alfresco. This is where the manual is available as well.
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OpenMI compliant No but possible
BMI compliant No but possible
WMT component No but possible
PyMT component No but possible
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Alec Bennett
Nr. of publications: 23
Total citations: 3195
h-index: 22
m-quotient: 0.88

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Nr. of publications: 23
Total citations: 3195
h-index: 22
m-quotient: 0.88



Featured publication(s)YearModel describedType of ReferenceCitations
Rupp, T. Scott; Starfield, Anthony M.; Chapin, III, F. Stuart; 2000. A frame-based spatially explicit model of subarctic vegetation response to climatic change: comparison with a point model. Landscape Ecology, 15, 383–400. 10.1023/A:1008168418778
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2000 ALFRESCO
Model overview 99
Rupp, T. Scott; Chapin, III, F. Stuart; Starfield, Anthony M.; 2001. Modeling the Influence of Topographic Barriers on Treeline Advance at the Forest-Tundra Ecotone in Northwestern Alaska. Climatic Change, 48, 399–416. 10.1023/A:1010738502596
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2001 ALFRESCO
Model overview 117
Rupp, T. Scott; Chapin, F. Stuart; Starfield, Anthony M.; 2000. Response of subarctic vegetation to transient climatic change on the Seward Peninsula in north-west Alaska. Global Change Biology, 6, 541–555. 10.1046/j.1365-2486.2000.00337.x
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2000 ALFRESCO
Model overview 137
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