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Dynamic global vegetation model
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<p>A Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (DGVM) is a computer program that <a href="/facts/Computer_simulation/Re6o8vzN">simulates</a> shifts in potential vegetation and its associated <a href="/facts/Biogeochemical_cycle/3vG5KBu4">biogeochemical</a> and <a href="/facts/Hydrological_cycle/wALHdKjJ">hydrological cycles</a> as a response to shifts in climate. DGVMs use <a href="/facts/Time_series/fSXPR817">time series</a> of <a href="/facts/Climate/f57XrNFU">climate</a> data and, given constraints of latitude, topography, and soil characteristics, simulate monthly or daily dynamics of ecosystem processes. DGVMs are used most often to simulate the effects of future <a href="/facts/Climate_change/rEN4BDE7">climate change</a> on natural <a href="/facts/Vegetation/nAHr9kjk">vegetation</a> and its <a href="/facts/Carbon_cycle/gVusRaPF">carbon</a> and water cycles. </p>