The ORCHIDEE team is continuously enhancing the scientific capacity of the model by means of new developments. At the same time, a persistent effort is maintained to guarantee the quality of the model code and its simulations. Introduction ORCHIDEE is the land surface model of the IPSL (Institut Pierre Simon Laplace) Earth System Model.

Understanding the Context

Hence, by conception, the ORCHIDEE model can be run coupled to a global circulation model (Fig 1a). In a coupled set-up, the atmospheric conditions affect the land surface and the land surface, in turn, affects the atmospheric conditions. Coupled land-atmosphere models thus offer the ... 2022 Bernus, Anthony, and Catherine Ottlé Modeling subgrid lake energy balance in ORCHIDEE terrestrial scheme using the FLake lake model Geoscientific Model Development , 2022, 15, 10 Guion, Antoine, Solène Turquety, Jan Polcher, Romain Pennel, Sophie Bastin, and Thomas Arsouze Droughts and heatwaves in the Western Mediterranean: impact on vegetation and wildfires using the coupled WRF ...

Key Insights

The ORCHIDEE-project is an international community focused on developing numerical simulations with ORCHIDEE, with interests in understanding of the physical, hydrological, biogeochemical and biophysical interactions between land, atmosphere, and ocean. The ORCHIDEE team Objectives of the team The ORCHIDEE project is dedicated to the development of the global Land Surface Model (LSM) ORCHIDEE and its use for a wide range of applications (from land surface processes to climate studies). You & ORCHIDEE Fair Use Policy for ORCHIDEE The fair use policy is designed to ensure that the individuals and teams that develop the ORCHIDEE model receive proper credit for their work. We first define the model code, drivers and run environment as the overall ORCHIDEE environment. Dynamic Global Vegetation Model ORCHIDEE Simulates the Energy, Water and Carbon balance Land component of the IPSL Earth System Model Support material General presentation of the ORCHIDEE model can be found here General documentation about ORCHIDEE can be found on the ORCHIDEE wiki site.

Final Thoughts

Scientific and technical documentation is available on the training page of the ORCHIDEE wiki site