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Ecosystem Demography Model (ED) version 2.2

The ED2 code is continuously being developed. The latest release of ED2 is available here on GitHub. The code associated with the ED-2.2 model description paper is permanently stored in Zenodo. Previous releases of the ED code can be found on the Moorcroft Lab website.

Where to Start

• Using Github with ED2

Research Overview

• References for technical description of ED 2.2

• ED2 Release Notes

• Code Organization and Design Philosophy

• Publications

• Current Projects and Future Development

Installation

• Quick Start

• Compiler instructions (aka the include.mk files)

Configuration

• ED2IN Namelist: Used to control model settings

• Model parameters and XML parameter files

• Event Files: Allows specification of dates and impacts of specific management activities and disturbance events

• Initial Conditions

  • Vegetation composition and structure
  • Soil characteristics and thermodynamic state
  • Land cover

• Plant Functional Types

• Drivers

  • Meteorology
  • Phenology
  • Land use

Output

• Output files

Troubleshooting

• Common Mistakes

• Error Messages

Utilities

• Glossary / Unit Conversions

• NCEP Re-Analysis Pre-Processor (RAPP)

• EDDI - Ecosystem Demography Display Interface

• User Scripts

• PEcAn: The Predictive Ecosystem Analyzer

• ED2 Documentation with Doxygen