Digital Agricultural Avatar Overview
What is Digital Agricultural Avatar?
Digital Agricultural Avatar (DAA) serves as a digital twin of the agricultural system, integrating biogeochemical, physical, management, and economic models. The DAA aims to achieve full model-data reciprocity, empowering stakeholders with unparalleled insights.
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Process-Based Models
The DAA will utilize process-based models to simulate the intricate interactions between biogeochemical, physical, agricultural management, and economic components of agricultural systems.
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Multi-Scale Models
GRANAR and MECHA models scrutinize cell-level granular processes and mechanical phenomena. CPLANTBOX models focus on plant and organ scales, investigating water transport, growth, and development. SIMPLACE, AGROC, and TSMP models operate at crop and regional scales, unraveling crop growth, carbon dynamics, and broader agricultural interactions.
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Coupled Models
DAA aims to integrate multi-scale models to solve complex agricultural problems. This involves identifying suitable software, establishing connections between their components, calibrating model parameters, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.
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Models used within DAA
GRANAR
GRANAR is a modeling tool that recreates the cellular structure of plant roots. It not only provides in-depth root anatomy but, when combined with other models, predicts crop performance, aiding in drought-resistant plant breeding.
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MECHA
MECHA is a mathematical model enhancing understanding of water transport in plant roots. It aids breeders in simulating scenarios related to root water/nutrient transport, and offers interactive online testing via platforms like ShinyApps and Binder.
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CPlantBox
CPlantBox is a holistic plant modeling tool, capturing both root and shoot systems. It simulates intricate interactions between carbon and water flows in diverse environmental conditions.
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SCOPE 2.0
SCOPE is a model that simulates radiative transfer and photosynthesis in vegetation canopies, integrating satellite observations with land surface processes.
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AgroC
AgroC is a 1D model integrating the SOILCO2/RothC and SUCROS models, designed for advanced simulation of carbon fluxes, soil processes, and crop growth.
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SIMPLACE
SIMPLACE is an open-source modeling framework for managing crops and ecosystems, understanding complex interactions, and offering customizable agricultural solutions.
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TerrSysMP
TerrSysMP is a comprehensive platform fusing the COSMO or ICON atmospheric models, CLM, and ParFlow for deep insights into interactions between the atmosphere, land surface, and subsurface.
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