CIPS

The CIPS model did overcome the empirical pools taking into account soil structure effects. It is based on quality driven primary stabilisation mechanism (recalcitrance of SOM) and process driven secondary stabilisation mechanism (place of turnover) of SOM in soil. In addition to the division of SOM in the qualitative pools on the basis of chemical measurability, a dependence of the turnover conditions from the location of SOM in pore space is implemented taking into account different turnover conditions in the particular pore space and the accessibility for microbial biomass. The main assumption of the CIPS model is that the biological activity is not evenly distributed through the whole pore space.

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Inputs:

same as CANDY model
detailed soil data nessescary

Outputs:

Total carbon content
microbial biomass
DOM
emitted carbon dioxide from arable soil

Special features are:

CIPS pools measurable
soil structure dependent turnover processes

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