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  • Agricultural modeling
  • Environmental science
  • Computational mathematics

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  • Soil-crop system models are crucial for optimizing water and nitrogen use, enhancing resource efficiency and environmental protection.
  • Accurate model predictions depend on effective parameter optimization methods for calibration.
  • Evaluating advanced algorithms is essential for improving the performance of complex soil-crop models.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the performance of two Kalman-formula-based parameter optimization methods: iterative local updating ensemble smoother (ILUES) and DREAMkzs.
  • To assess these methods for parameter identification in the soil Water Heat Carbon Nitrogen Simulator (WHCNS) model.
  • To compare their efficiency and accuracy using metrics like mean bias error (ME), root-mean-square error (RMSE), and index of agreement (IA).

Main Methods:

  • Parameter identification of the WHCNS model using ILUES and DREAMkzs algorithms.
  • Utilizing Kalman-formula-based sampling for parameter optimization.
  • Performance evaluation based on RMSE_Maximum a posteriori (RMSE_MAP), ME, and IA metrics.

Main Results:

  • Both ILUES and DREAMkzs demonstrated strong performance in model parameter calibration, with comparable RMSE_MAP values (0.0255 and 0.0253, respectively).
  • ILUES showed accelerated convergence in artificial scenarios and superior performance in calibrating multimodal parameter distributions in practical applications.
  • DREAMkzs significantly reduced the burn-in time compared to its original version, enhancing simulation efficiency for the WHCNS model.

Conclusions:

  • ILUES and DREAMkzs are effective for parameter identification in the WHCNS model, leading to more accurate predictions.
  • These methods enhance simulation efficiency, supporting the wider adoption and application of soil-crop models.
  • The study validates the utility of advanced optimization techniques in agricultural and environmental modeling.