FATES User’s Guide

This major section is intended for reseach scientists who are primarily interested in utilizing the FATES code.

Note

This documentation is currently under development.

The User’s Guide is structured into four major sections:

• How-To
  • Authentication the NCAR SVN repository
  • Running Fates with selective logging
• Overview
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Notable differences between FATES and Host Land Models
  • Canopy Layering Convention
  • Current Unsupported or Broken Features
  • Model Initialization Modes
  • Namelist Overview
  • Parameter File
  • Useful Things
  • Chosing a FATES version
• Reference
  • FATES-HLM API compatibility tables
  • FATES-HLM parameter file plant functional types map
  • FATES-relevant slide archive
  • Reference List
  • Relevant References