Calculate mesophyll conductance to CO2 diffusion — calculate_gm

Calculates mesophyll conductance to CO2 diffusion (gmc) from combined gas exchange and isotope discrimination measurements as described in Ubierna et al. (2018). This function can accomodate alternative colum names for the variables taken from exdf_obj; it also checks the units of each required column and will produce an error if any units are incorrect.

Usage

calculate_gm_ubierna(
    exdf_obj,
    e = -3,
    f = 11,
    a_bar_column_name = 'a_bar',
    a_column_name = 'A',
    ci_column_name = 'Ci',
    co2_s_column_name = 'CO2_s',
    csurface_column_name = 'Csurface',
    delta_c13_r_column_name = 'delta_C13_r',
    delta_obs_tdl_column_name = 'Delta_obs_tdl',
    gamma_star_column_name = 'Gamma_star',
    rl_column_name = 'RL',
    total_pressure_column_name = 'total_pressure',
    t_column_name = 't'
  )

Arguments

exdf_obj: An exdf object.
e: The isotopic fractionation during day respiration in ppt.
f: The isotopic fractionation during photorespiration in ppt.
a_bar_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the weighted isotopic fractionation across the boundary layer and stomata in ppt. Values of a_bar are typically calculated using calculate_ternary_correction.
a_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the net CO2 assimilation rate in micromol m^(-2) s^(-1).
ci_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the intercellular CO2 concentration in micromol mol^(-1).
co2_s_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the CO2 concentration in the sample line (outgoing air) in micromol mol^(-1).
csurface_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the CO2 concentration at the leaf surface in micromol mol^(-1). Values of Csurface are typically calculated using calculate_gas_properties.
delta_c13_r_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the CO2 isotope ratio in the reference line (incoming air) in ppt.
delta_obs_tdl_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the observed isotope discrimination values in ppt.
gamma_star_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the CO2 compensation point in the absence of day respiration in micromol mol^(-1). Values of Gamma_star are typically calculated using calculate_gamma_star or calculate_arrhenius.
rl_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the rate of day respiration in micromol m^(-2) s^(-1).
total_pressure_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the total pressure in bar.
t_column_name: The name of the column in exdf_obj that contains the ternary correction factor (dimensionless). Values of t are typically calculated using calculate_ternary_correction

Details

This function uses the comprehensive model for photosynthetic discrimination against 13C in C3 plants to calculate mesophyll conductance, as described in Ubierna et al. (2018). In particular, the following equations from that source are implemented in the code:

Isotopic fractionation due to day respiration (e_prime) is calculated using Equations 28 and 30.
Isotopic discrimination due to photorespiration (Delta_f), due to day respiration (Delta_e), and that would occur if Ci = Cc in the absence of any respiratory fractionation (Delta_i) are calculated using Equations 34, 33, and 31, respectively.
Mesophyll conductance to CO2 diffusion (gmc) is calculated using Equation 44. This equation is broken up into two factors called Delta_difference and equation_top which are separately returned in the output from calculate_gm_ubierna.

For an alternative method for calculating gmc, see calculate_gm_busch.

References:

Ubierna, N., Holloway-Phillips, M.-M. and Farquhar, G. D. "Using Stable Carbon Isotopes to Study C3 and C4 Photosynthesis: Models and Calculations." in Photosynthesis: Methods and Protocols (ed. Covshoff, S.) 155–196 (Springer, 2018) [doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-7786-4_10 ].

Value

An exdf object based on exdf_obj that includes the following additional columns, calculated as described above: e_prime, Delta_i, Delta_e, Delta_f, Delta_difference, equation_top, and gmc. The category for each of these new columns is calculate_gm_ubierna to indicate that they were created using this function.

Examples

## In this example we load gas exchange and TDL data files, calibrate the TDL
## data, pair the data tables together, and then calculate mesophyll conductance

# Read the TDL data file, making sure to interpret the time zone as US Central
# time
tdl_data <- read_gasex_file(
  PhotoGEA_example_file_path('tdl_for_gm.dat'),
  'TIMESTAMP',
  list(tz = 'US/Central')
)

# Identify cycles within the TDL data
tdl_data <- identify_tdl_cycles(
  tdl_data,
  valve_column_name = 'valve_number',
  cycle_start_valve = 20,
  expected_cycle_length_minutes = 2.7,
  expected_cycle_num_valves = 9,
  timestamp_colname = 'TIMESTAMP'
)

# Use reference tanks to calibrate the TDL data
processed_tdl <- consolidate(by(
  tdl_data,
  tdl_data[, 'cycle_num'],
  process_tdl_cycle_erml,
  noaa_valve = 2,
  calibration_0_valve = 20,
  calibration_1_valve = 21,
  calibration_2_valve = 23,
  calibration_3_valve = 26,
  noaa_cylinder_co2_concentration = 294.996,
  noaa_cylinder_isotope_ratio = -8.40,
  calibration_isotope_ratio = -11.505
))

# Read the gas exchange data, making sure to interpret the time stamp in the US
# Central time zone
licor_data <- read_gasex_file(
  PhotoGEA_example_file_path('licor_for_gm_site11.xlsx'),
  'time',
  list(tz = 'US/Central')
)

# Get TDL valve information from Licor file name; for this TDL system, the
# reference valve is 12 when the sample valve is 11
licor_data <- get_sample_valve_from_filename(licor_data, list('11' = 12))

# Get oxygen info from the Licor file preamble (needed for calculate_gamma_star)
licor_data <- get_oxygen_from_preamble(licor_data)

# Pair the Licor and TDL data by locating the TDL cycle corresponding to each
# Licor measurement
licor_data <- pair_gasex_and_tdl(licor_data, processed_tdl$tdl_data)

# Calculate total pressure (needed for calculate_gas_properties)
licor_data <- calculate_total_pressure(licor_data)

# Calculate Csurface (needed for calculate_ternary_correction)
licor_data <- calculate_gas_properties(licor_data)

# Calculate ternary correction
licor_data <- calculate_ternary_correction(licor_data)

# Set Rubisco specificity (needed for calculate_gamma_star)
licor_data <- set_variable(
    licor_data,
    'specificity_at_tleaf',
    'M / M',
    value = 90
)

# Calculate Gamma_star (needed for calculate_gm_ubierna)
licor_data <- calculate_gamma_star(licor_data)

# Calculate isotope discrimination (needed for calculate_gm_ubierna)
licor_data <- calculate_isotope_discrimination(licor_data)

# Set respiration (needed for calculate_gm_ubierna)
licor_data <- set_variable(
  licor_data,
  'RL',
  'micromol m^(-2) s^(-1)',
  value = 1.2
)

# Calculate mesophyll conductance
licor_data <- calculate_gm_ubierna(licor_data)

# Calculate Cc using the new values of mesophyll conductance
licor_data <- apply_gm(licor_data)

# View some of the results
licor_data[, c('replicate', 'CO2_s', 'Delta_obs_tdl', 'gmc', 'Ci', 'Cc')]
#>    replicate   CO2_s Delta_obs_tdl       gmc       Ci        Cc
#> 1          1 417.363      8.039825 0.1741069 286.7663 101.16460
#> 2          1 420.552      8.137268 0.1842769 276.9970 102.18154
#> 3          1 418.796      7.893969 0.1673113 291.8317  99.66079
#> 4          1 419.493      8.029239 0.1692570 291.1437 101.71697
#> 5          1 420.102      8.964915 0.1803390 293.7559 116.32286
#> 6          1 421.133      8.673921 0.1735334 295.9070 112.25005
#> 7          1 262.873      6.434975 0.1593770 182.7755  55.38615
#> 8          1 262.720      6.747186 0.1653412 181.1386  58.17641
#> 9          1 262.633      6.326945 0.1620221 179.6180  54.02724
#> 10         1 262.271      6.358834 0.1494173 191.7498  55.54918
#> 11         1 262.112      7.450206 0.1535156 199.2717  66.72640
#> 12         1 262.176      6.843263 0.1423399 204.1826  61.50326