R/fT.Daycent1.R

In SoilR: Models of Soil Organic Matter Decomposition

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fT.Daycent1<-structure(
  function #Effects of temperature on decomposition rates according to the DAYCENT model
    ### Calculates the effects of temperature on decomposition rates according to the DAYCENT model.
    ##references<<  Kelly, R. H., W. J. Parton, M. D. Hartman, L. K. Stretch, D. S. Ojima, and D. S. Schimel (2000), 
    ##Intra-annual and interannual variability of ecosystem processes in shortgrass steppe, J. Geophys. Res., 105.
    (Temp     ##<< A scalar or vector containing values of soil temperature for which the effects on decomposition rates are calculated
     )
   {
      0.08*exp(0.095*Temp)
      ### A scalar or a vector containing the effects of temperature on decomposition rates (unitless).
    }
    ,
    ex=function(){
      Temperature=0:50
      plot(Temperature,fT.Daycent1(Temperature),type="l",ylab="f(T) (unitless)", 
           main="Effects of temperature on decomposition rates according to the DAYCENT model")
    }
)