Impact model: LAKE-PKU

Person responsible for model simulations in this simulation round

Shushi Peng: speng@pku.edu.cn, 0000-0001-5098-726X, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University (China)

Additional persons involved: Yuxin Cai, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University (China)

Output Data

Experiments: (*) obsclim_2015soc_default
Climate Drivers: 20CRV3, 20CRV3-ERA5, 20CRV3-W5E5, GSWP3-W5E5
Date: 2025-10-09

Basic information

Model Version: LAKE 2.6

Model Output License: CC0

Resolution

Spatial aggregation: regular grid

Horizontal resolution: 0.5°x0.5°

Vertically resolved: Yes

Number of vertical layers: 11 lake water layers

Temporal resolution of input data: climate variables: daily

Temporal resolution of input data: co2: annual

Temporal resolution of input data: soil: constant

Input data

Observed atmospheric climate data sets used: GSWP3-W5E5 (ISIMIP3a)

Emissions data sets used: Atmospheric composition (ISIMIP3a)

Other human influences data sets used: Lakes area fraction

Other data sets used: Lakes static information

Climate variables: huss, sfcWind, tas, rlds, rsds, ps, pr

Spin-up

Was a spin-up performed?: Yes

Spin-up design: 40-year spin-up using 1901 climate data; 200-year for lakes >200 m deep.

Calibration

Was the model calibrated?: Yes

Vegetation

Is co2 fertilisation accounted for?: Yes

Additional questions 1

How did you initialise you lake temperature profile?: All layers were initialised at 4 °C.

How did you set lake depth?: Mean depth for ISIMIP3 representative lakes was used.

How did you set water transparency?: Water transparency was set as a function of lake depth.