The following variables are used in the pre-implemented functionality used by the package.

NameUnitsDescriptionDefault valueReference
thTimeN/AN/A
$\Psi$MPaTotal water potential0.0DeSchepper[deschepper]
$\Pi$MPaOsmotic water potentialN/AN/A
$P$MPaHydrostatic potentialN/AN/A
Mmol cm$^{-3}$Osmotically active metabolite content300e-6None
WgWater contentN/AN/A
$D$cmDimensions of compartment[0.5, 5.0]None
Vcm$^3$Volume of compartmentN/AN/A
$\Sigma$Fg h$^{-1}$Net water influxN/AN/A
shape/Shape of compartmentCylinderNone
$\phi_D$MPa$^{-1}$ h$^{-1}$Dimensional extensibility0.02DeSchepper[deschepper]
$\epsilon_D$MPaDimensional elastic modulus50DeSchepper[deschepper]
$\Gamma$MPaYield turgor pressure0.3DeSchepper[deschepper]
$T$KTemperature298.15None
$W_{\text{max}}$gWater capacity of environmental compartment1e6None
$W_r$g g$^{-1}$Relative water content0.8None
$t_{\text{sunrise}}$hTime of sunrise (hours past midnight)8None
$t_{\text{sunset}}$hTime of sunset (hours past midnight)20None
$A_{\text{max}}$mol cm$^{-1}$ h$^{-1}$Maximum carbon assimilation rate2e-6None
$M_c$h$^{-1}$Rate of carbon consumption0.05None
$K_s$g h$^{-1}$ MPa$^{-1}$ cm$^{-2}$Specific hydraulic conductivity10None
$K$g h$^{-1}$ MPa$^{-1}$Hydraulic conductivity1000DeSchepper[deschepper]
$\eta_{\text{night}}$g h$^{-1}$ MPa$^{-1}$ (g h$^{-1}$ MPa$^{-1}$)$^{-1}$Relative hydraulic conductivity at night0.1Caird[caird]
$P\_h$MPaGravitational water potentialN/ANone
$h$cmHeight above ground0.0None
  • deschepperDe Schepper, V. and Steppe, K. (2010). Development and verification of a water and sugar transport model using measured stem diameter variations. Journal of Experimental Botany, 61(8):2083–2099. Publisher: Oxford Academic.
  • cairdCaird, M. A., Richards, J. H., and Donovan, L. A. (2007). Nighttime stomatal conductance and transpiration in C3 and C4 plants. Plant Physiology, 143(1):4–10. Publisher: Oxford Academic.