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photo: Photosynthesis submodel functions

Description

Set of functions used in the calculation of photosynthesis.

Usage

photo_GammaTemp(Tleaf)
photo_KmTemp(Tleaf, Oi = 209)
photo_VmaxTemp(Vmax298, Tleaf)
photo_JmaxTemp(Jmax298, Tleaf)
photo_electronLimitedPhotosynthesis(Q, Ci, GT, Jmax)
photo_rubiscoLimitedPhotosynthesis(Ci, GT, Km, Vmax)
photo_photosynthesis(Q, Catm, Gc, Tleaf, Vmax298, Jmax298, verbose = FALSE)
photo_leafPhotosynthesisFunction(E, psiLeaf, Catm, Patm, Tair, vpa, u, 
                             absRad, Q, Vmax298, Jmax298,
                             leafWidth = 1.0, refLeafArea = 1, verbose = FALSE)
photo_leafPhotosynthesisFunction2(E, psiLeaf, Catm, Patm, Tair, vpa, u, 
                             SWRabs, LWRnet, Q, Vmax298, Jmax298,
                             leafWidth = 1.0, refLeafArea = 1, verbose = FALSE)
photo_sunshadePhotosynthesisFunction(E, psiLeaf, Catm, Patm, Tair, vpa, 
                                     SLarea, SHarea, u, 
                                     absRadSL, absRadSH, QSL, QSH, 
                                     Vmax298SL, Vmax298SH, Jmax298SL, Jmax298SH, 
                                     leafWidth = 1.0, verbose = FALSE)
photo_multilayerPhotosynthesisFunction(E, psiLeaf, Catm, Patm, Tair, vpa, 
                                      SLarea, SHarea, u, 
                                      absRadSL, absRadSH, QSL, QSH, 
                                      Vmax298, Jmax298, leafWidth = 1.0, 
                                      verbose = FALSE)

Value

Values returned for each function are:

  • photo_GammaTemp: CO2 compensation concentration (micromol * mol-1).

  • photo_KmTemp: Michaelis-Menten coefficients of Rubisco for Carbon (micromol * mol-1) and Oxigen (mmol * mol-1).

  • photo_VmaxTemp: Temperature correction of Vmax298.

  • photo_JmaxTemp: Temperature correction of Jmax298.

  • photo_electronLimitedPhotosynthesis: Electron-limited photosynthesis (micromol*s-1*m-2) following Farquhar et al. (1980).

  • photo_rubiscoLimitedPhotosynthesis: Rubisco-limited photosynthesis (micromol*s-1*m-2) following Farquhar et al. (1980).

  • photo_photosynthesis: Calculates gross photosynthesis (micromol*s-1*m-2) following (Farquhar et al. (1980) and Collatz et al (1991).

  • photo_leafPhotosynthesisFunction: Returns a data frame with the following columns:

    • LeafTemperature: Leaf temperature (ºC).

    • LeafVPD: Leaf vapor pressure deficit (kPa).

    • LeafCi: Internal CO2 concentration (micromol * mol-1).

    • Gsw: Leaf stomatal conductance to water vapor (mol * s-1 * m-2).

    • GrossPhotosynthesis: Gross photosynthesis (micromol*s-1*m-2).

    • NetPhotosynthesis: Net photosynthesis, after discounting autotrophic respiration (micromol*s-1*m-2).

  • photo_sunshadePhotosynthesisFunction: Returns a data frame with the following columns:

    • GrossPhotosynthesis: Gross photosynthesis (micromol*s-1*m-2).

    • NetPhotosynthesis: Net photosynthesis, after discounting autotrophic respiration (micromol*s-1*m-2).

    • LeafCiSL: Sunlit leaf internal CO2 concentration (micromol * mol-1).

    • LeafCiSH: Shade leaf internal CO2 concentration (micromol * mol-1).

    • LeafTempSL: Sunlit leaf temperature (ºC).

    • LeafTempSH: Shade leaf temperature (ºC).

    • LeafVPDSL: Sunlit leaf vapor pressure deficit (kPa).

    • LeafVPDSH: Shade leaf vapor pressure deficit (kPa).

  • photo_multilayerPhotosynthesisFunction: Return a data frame with the following columns:

    • GrossPhotosynthesis: Gross photosynthesis (micromol*s-1*m-2).

    • NetPhotosynthesis: Net photosynthesis, after discounting autotrophic respiration (micromol*s-1*m-2).

Arguments

Tleaf

Leaf temperature (in ºC).

Oi

Oxigen concentration (mmol*mol-1).

Vmax298, Vmax298SL, Vmax298SH

Maximum Rubisco carboxylation rate per leaf area at 298ºK (i.e. 25 ºC) (micromol*s-1*m-2) (for each canopy layer in the case of photo_multilayerPhotosynthesisFunction). 'SH' stands for shade leaves, whereas 'SL' stands for sunlit leaves.

Jmax298, Jmax298SL, Jmax298SH

Maximum electron transport rate per leaf area at 298ºK (i.e. 25 ºC) (micromol*s-1*m-2) (for each canopy layer in the case of photo_multilayerPhotosynthesisFunction). 'SH' stands for shade leaves, whereas 'SL' stands for sunlit leaves.

Q

Active photon flux density (micromol * s-1 * m-2).

Ci

CO2 internal concentration (micromol * mol-1).

GT

CO2 saturation point corrected by temperature (micromol * mol-1).

Jmax

Maximum electron transport rate per leaf area (micromol*s-1*m-2).

Km

Km = Kc*(1.0+(Oi/Ko)) - Michaelis-Menten term corrected by temperature (in micromol * mol-1).

Vmax

Maximum Rubisco carboxylation rate per leaf area (micromol*s-1*m-2).

Catm

CO2 air concentration (micromol * mol-1).

Gc

CO2 leaf (stomatal) conductance (mol * s-1 * m-2).

E

Transpiration flow rate per leaf area (mmol*s-1*m-2).

psiLeaf

Leaf water potential (MPa).

Patm

Atmospheric air pressure (in kPa).

Tair

Air temperature (in ºC).

vpa

Vapour pressure deficit (in kPa).

u

Wind speed above the leaf boundary (in m/s) (for each canopy layer in the case of photo_multilayerPhotosynthesisFunction).

absRad

Absorbed long- and short-wave radiation (in W*m^-2).

SWRabs

Absorbed short-wave radiation (in W·m-2).

LWRnet

Net long-wave radiation balance (in W·m-2).

leafWidth

Leaf width (in cm).

refLeafArea

Leaf reference area.

verbose

Boolean flag to indicate console output.

SLarea, SHarea

Leaf area index of sunlit/shade leaves (for each canopy layer in the case of photo_multilayerPhotosynthesisFunction).

absRadSL, absRadSH

Instantaneous absorbed radiation (W·m-2) per unit of sunlit/shade leaf area (for each canopy layer in the case of photo_multilayerPhotosynthesisFunction).

QSL, QSH

Active photon flux density (micromol * s-1 * m-2) per unit of sunlit/shade leaf area (for each canopy layer in the case of photo_multilayerPhotosynthesisFunction).

Author

Miquel De Cáceres Ainsa, CREAF

Details

Details of the photosynthesis submodel are given in a vignette.

References

Bernacchi, C. J., E. L. Singsaas, C. Pimentel, A. R. Portis, and S. P. Long. 2001. Improved temperature response functions for models of Rubisco-limited photosynthesis. Plant, Cell and Environment 24:253–259.

Collatz, G. J., J. T. Ball, C. Grivet, and J. A. Berry. 1991. Physiological and environmental regulation of stomatal conductance, photosynthesis and transpiration: a model that includes a laminar boundary layer. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 54:107–136.

Farquhar, G. D., S. von Caemmerer, and J. A. Berry. 1980. A biochemical model of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in leaves of C3 species. Planta 149:78–90.

Leuning, R. 2002. Temperature dependence of two parameters in a photosynthesis model. Plant, Cell and Environment 25:1205–1210.

Sperry, J. S., M. D. Venturas, W. R. L. Anderegg, M. Mencuccini, D. S. Mackay, Y. Wang, and D. M. Love. 2016. Predicting stomatal responses to the environment from the optimization of photosynthetic gain and hydraulic cost. Plant Cell and Environment.

See Also

hydraulics_supplyFunctionNetwork, biophysics_leafTemperature, spwb