FATES projections of forest structure and composition (1830-2098) at a mixed conifer site in the southern Sierra Nevada

This data repository contains model source code, parameter sets, driver
data, and model output for simulations run with the Functionally Assembled
Terrestrial Ecosystem Simulator (FATES) in a mixed conifer forest ~35
miles northeast of Fresno (37.0717, 119.2265) in California’s southern
Sierra Nevada. The code and data provided here were used to 1) hindcast
historical fire regimes, forest structure and function, including
responses to logging and fire suppression and 2), project future changes
in fire regimes and vegetation structure, including conifer and oak basal
area and shrub cover, under future climate (2015-2098) and forest
management scenarios. Model output for five validated parameterizations
are provided. The code and data were designed to answer the following
research questions: 1) how will projected future climate (2015-2098)
affect forest structure, composition, and persistence of a representative
mixed conifer forest in the Sierra Nevada; 2) how does management in the
form of fuel reduction treatments and thinning influence these outcomes?
The manuscript associated with this research is titled: "Will
thinning and fuel reduction treatments save dry conifer forests from
climate change?"