1. General Model Information
Name: SOCRATES
Acronym: SOCRATES
Main medium: terrestrial
Main subject: biogeochemistry
Organization level: ecosystem
Type of model: compartment model
Main application:
Keywords: soil, decomposition, plant debris, animal debris, decomposable plant material, resistant plant material, humus, microbial biomass
Contact:
Peter Grace
Cooperative Research Centre for Soil and Land
Phone: 61 8 3038520
Fax : 61 8 3038556
email: Peter.Grace@adl.soils.csiro.au
Author(s):
Abstract:
The model simulates the decomposition of soil organic matter.
II. Technical Information
II.1 Executables:
Operating System(s): windows Availability of the model: There is a charge for the model and documentation: Contact the developer, no problem if using forresearch purposes
II.2 Source-code:
Programming Language(s):
II.3 Manuals:
II.4 Data:
III. Mathematical Information
III.1 Mathematics
III.2 Quantities
View data requirements of SOCRATES in comparison to other Soil Organic Matter models:
III.2.1 Input
View Input data requirements of SOCRATES in comparison to other Soil Organic Matter models:
These seven tables can be downloaded in Postscript Format
III.2.2 Output
View output data of SOCRATES in comparison to other SOM - Models:
IV. References
Oades, J.M. (1995) Klasmozems - Organic Matter. Aust. J. Soil Res.33: 43-57.
V. Further information in the World-Wide-Web
VI. Additional remarks
Last review of this document by: T. Gabele: 08. 07. 1997 -
Status of the document:
last modified by
Tobias Gabele Wed Aug 21 21:44:49 CEST 2002