| Article ID: | iaor20033204 |
| Country: | Finland |
| Volume: | 37 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 31 |
| End Page Number: | 44 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
| Journal: | Silva Fennica |
| Authors: | Dzierzon Helge, Sievnen Risto, Kurth Winfried, Perttunen Jari, Sloboda Branislav |
| Keywords: | simulation, water |
In recent years, many different advanced mathematical models and simulation systems for tree and forest growth have been developed. We show a possibility to extend analysis tools for measured and simulated plants using a data interface between the simulation model LIGNUM and the multifunctional software system GROGRA. Both systems were developed by different teams. To demonstrate the enhanced possibilities for analyzing a LIGNUM tree, several examples are given. In these examples three different approaches for analysis are applied to measured and simulated trees: fractal dimension, deduction of tapering laws, and water potential patterns obtained from simulation of waterflow by the specialized software HYDRA. Conclusions for the interfacing and comparison of different modelling tools are drawn.