1. LBA-DMIP Description of Participant Models Natalia Restrepo-Coupe (just the mensager), Xubin Zeng, Marcos Costa, Brad Christoffersen,, Michel Muza, Luis G. de Goncalves, Koichi Sakaguchi, Ian Baker, Scott R. Saleska

2. MOTIVATION Comparison of different models and different sites What is the reason for the differences in model results? Why models respond different to environmental conditions? Record keeping

3. OBJECTIVES Collect model descriptions (excel spreadsheet): – Energy Balance – Carbon cycle – Vegetation dynamics – Parameter Information Setup access database that can be queried and later accessed

4. METHODS EXCEL Model Description spreadsheet

5. METHODS

7. RESULTS

9. CONCLUSIONS Tool for model inter-comparison analysis Open access as all LBA-DMIP documents and output Work in progress

10. AKGNOLEDGEMENTS