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alpha_bio_co20.0593
beta_bio_co235
resp_a1.08
resp_b0.064
biogen-co2commonmorgan-monroe-state-forestsiteSchmid 2000

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Labelled fields override the record-level citation or scope; unlabelled fields use the record metadata.

alpha_bio_co20.0593 Schmid 2000
beta_bio_co235
resp_a1.08
resp_b0.064
min_res_bioco20.6 Järvi 2019

Provenance evidence

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Fitted · assessed by provenance-audit · 2026-08-25. Agent assessment is evidence preparation, not human verification.

Measurements of CO2 and Energy Fluxes over a Mixed Hardwood Forest in the Mid-Western United statesValidation

Where: Sect. 2, Site and instrumentation, p. 358

Locates the Morgan-Monroe State Forest tower at 39 degrees 19 minutes N, 86 degrees 25 minutes W in an extensive secondary-successional broadleaf forest, with minimum fetch 4 km.

Measurements of CO2 and Energy Fluxes over a Mixed Hardwood Forest in the Mid-Western United statesParameter source

Applies to: parameters.alpha_bio_co2, parameters.beta_bio_co2, parameters.resp_a, parameters.resp_b

Where: Eq. (5), ecosystem respiration versus soil temperature, p. 369

Publishes RE = 1.08 exp(0.064 Ts), with flux in micromol m-2 s-1 and Ts in degrees C.

Where: Eq. (6), gross ecosystem production versus PPFD, p. 370

Publishes GEP = -1.4 + 35 PPFD / (590 + PPFD). Thus beta is 35 and the initial slope of the saturating component is 35 / 590 = 0.059322, rounded to 0.0593.

Spatial Modeling of Local-Scale Biogenic and Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide emissions in HelsinkiParameter source

Applies to: parameters.min_res_bioco2

Where: Eq. (11), soil and vegetation respiration, p. 8366

Defines respiration as max(a_i exp(Tair b_i), 0.6) for each vegetated surface.

Where: Appendix B, Estimating Minimum Soil Respiration, p. 8379

Reports a 0.60 +/- 0.07 micromol m-2 s-1 minimum from 1,677 half-hour observations during 2009-2012 below -2 degrees C, measured by three automatic soil chambers in a Southern Finland boreal forest. Pumpanen et al. (2015) is cited for chamber methods, not for the 0.60 statistic.

SUEWS database pre-migration workbook: database.xlsxLater compilation

Where: database.xlsx, Biogen CO2 sheet, row ID 30240008

Carries Mixed Hardwood Forest, origin Midwest America, alpha 0.0593, beta 35, resp_a 1.08, resp_b 0.064, min_respi 0.6, three -999 inactive fields and Ref 90240042 in one compiled row.

Assessment findings

Namesupported
Schmid et al. study a mixed secondary-successional broadleaf forest, and the migrated row preserves the name Mixed Hardwood Forest.
Targetsupported
The article derives ecosystem photosynthesis and respiration terms for vegetation, while the migrated row explicitly classifies the tuple as All vegetation, represented by land_cover.common.
Valuessupported
Schmid Eq. (5) directly gives resp_a 1.08 and resp_b 0.064. Eq. (6) directly gives the light-saturated maximum beta 35 and the half-saturation constant 590; 35 / 590 = 0.059322, which rounds to stored alpha 0.0593. Järvi Eq. (11) and Appendix B publish the later minimum respiration floor 0.60. The pre-migration row is the exact stored five-value compilation.
Sourcesupported
Schmid is the effective source for alpha, beta, resp_a and resp_b. The parameter-level override identifies Järvi et al. as the distinct source for min_res_bioco2 and records its Finnish site evidence, while the workbook remains compilation lineage rather than a parameter publication.
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Placesupported
The paper locates the flux site in Morgan-Monroe State Forest, south-central Indiana, at 39 degrees 19 minutes N and 86 degrees 25 minutes W, matching the record-level place. Järvi Appendix B locates the separate min_res_bioco2 evidence in a Southern Finland boreal forest, supporting its Finland override without implying Morgan-Monroe provenance.
Representativenesssupported
The Schmid coefficients come from one flux-tower site and the Järvi floor from one chamber site. Site is therefore the supported evidence reach for both the envelope and the overridden leaf.
Methodsupported
The record-level fitted method applies to beta, resp_a and resp_b. The alpha override records its algebraic calculation from Schmid Eq. (6), and the min_res_bioco2 override records the later measured Finnish chamber statistic published by Järvi et al.
Identitysupported
Biogen CO2 row 30240008 preserves the exact name, origin, five active values, three -999 legacy sentinels and reference ID 90240042. The stable path and legacy_id retain that identity; the -999 theta, alpha_enh and beta_enh entries are unavailable legacy fields, not sourced scientific values.

Scientific note

The stored values are all traceable but have distinct provenance roles. Schmid et al. fit the forest light-response and respiration functions; alpha is calculated from their published beta and half-saturation constant; Järvi et al. later publish the 0.6 chamber-observation floor; and the pre-migration workbook combines them. Parameter-level provenance now preserves those roles without changing any value or stable identity and prevents the Finnish chamber statistic from inheriting the Morgan-Monroe place.

Legacy values (verbatim original columns; not SUEWS model inputs)

theta-999
alpha_enh-999
beta_enh-999

Model-ready fragment

Paste under land_cover.common in a SUEWS YAML configuration; every value carries its citation.

alpha_bio_co2:
  value: 0.0593
  ref:
    ID: schmid2000
    DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00140-4
    desc: morgan-monroe-state-forest, site
beta_bio_co2:
  value: 35
  ref:
    ID: schmid2000
    DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00140-4
    desc: morgan-monroe-state-forest, site
resp_a:
  value: 1.08
  ref:
    ID: schmid2000
    DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00140-4
    desc: morgan-monroe-state-forest, site
resp_b:
  value: 0.064
  ref:
    ID: schmid2000
    DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(00)00140-4
    desc: morgan-monroe-state-forest, site
min_res_bioco2:
  value: 0.6
  ref:
    ID: jarvi2019
    DOI: 10.1029/2018JD029576
    desc: finland, site

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Record metadata

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Targetland_cover.common · docs
Origin“Midwest America” (verbatim legacy string)
Schema2026.5 · legacy row 30240008

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