Each of the netcdf files provided here contain a unique, high-performing parameter file for tropical forest simulations of the Functionally Assembled Terrestrial Ecosystem Simulator (FATES) at Barro Colorado Island, Panama. For further description of these parameter sets and model configuration please see the netcdf file metadata and the following:  

Kovenock, M. (2019). Ecosystem and large-scale climate impacts of plant leaf dynamics (Doctoral dissertation). Chapter 4: "Within-canopy gradient of specific leaf area improves simulation of tropical forest structure and functioning in a demographic vegetation model." http://hdl.handle.net/1773/44061. 

Contact: Marlies Kovenock (kovenock@uw.edu) or Abigail Swann (aswann@uw.edu).

There are 3 parameter files archived here:

fates_params_770ac36_bci-traits_test01_moredim_v_0086.c180717.nc - Contains the highest-performing parameter set in our parameter ensemble, parameter set number 86.

fates_params_770ac36_bci-traits_test01_moredim_v_0151.c180717.nc - Contains the third highest-performing parameter set in our parameter ensemble, parameter set number 151, which is suggested for use in parameter sensitivity testing.

fates_params_770ac36_bci-traits_test01_moredim_v_0260.c180717.nc - Contains the second highest-performing parameter set in our parameter ensemble, parameter set number 260, which is suggested for use in parameter sensitivity testing.

Further details on the parameters and their units are described in the netcdf metadata.