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DAISY
Soil Plant Atmosphere System Model


Technical Description


Editors: M.E. Styczen, P. Abrahamsen, M. Holbak and E. Diamantopoulos

 

List of content

1. System and modelling concepts

2. Weather and reference ET

3. Surface processes

4. Water flow in soils

5. Heat transport

6. Solute transport

7. Mineral Nitrogen

General info:  Daisy description, Hansen et al. (1991)

8. Pesticide transport

9. Soil organic matter model

10. Crop model

11. System management model

12. Integrated model

Hansen et al. (2012)
Abrahamsen and Hansen (2000)

Appendices

Chapter 2.

2.1 Optional implementations of reference evapotranspiration and the PM-models

2.2 Net radiation model implementations

2.3 Bioclimate parameterisations

2.4 SSOC-SVAT model

Chapter 3.

3.1 The advanced mulch model

3.3 Alignment of Daisy with FOCUS recommendations

3.4 Colloid generation

Chapter 4.

4.1 Additional hydraulic functions available in Daisy

4.2 Options for calculation of equivalent depth in Hooghoudt’s equation

Chapter 5.

5.1 Program for deriving lower boundary conditions for heat calculations

Chapter 9. 

9.1 The BIOMOD model and clay dependency

9.2 Sensitivity analysis describing challenges of initialization of OM-pools

9.3 Initialization of SOC pools

Chapter 10.

10.1 Calculation of Day Length

10.2 Estimating the root density from root dry matter and size

10.3 The stomata-photosynthesis model and the sunlit-shadow radiation model in Daisy

References

  • Abrahamsen, P and Hansen, S. (2000): Daisy: an open soil-crop-atmosphere system model. Environmental Modelling & Software 15: 313-330.
  • Hansen, S., Abrahamsen, P., Petersen, C.T., and Styczen, M. (2012). Daisy: Model use, calibration and validation. ASABE 55 (4): 1315-1333. 
  • Hansen, S., Jensen, H.E., Nielsen, N.E. and Svendsen, H. (1991). Simulation of nitrogen dynamics and biomass production in winter wheat using the Danish simulation model DAISY. Fertilizer Research 27: 245-259, 1991.