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**    iLand - an individual based forest landscape and disturbance model

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**    Copyright (C) 2009-  Werner Rammer, Rupert Seidl

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#include "snag.h"

#include "tree.h"

#include "species.h"

#include "globalsettings.h"

#include "expression.h"

// for calculation of climate decomposition

#include "resourceunit.h"

#include "watercycle.h"

#include "climate.h"

#include "model.h"

/** @class Snag

  @ingroup core

  Snag deals with carbon / nitrogen fluxes from the forest until the reach soil pools.

  Snag lives on the level of the ResourceUnit; carbon fluxes from trees enter Snag, and parts of the biomass of snags

  is subsequently forwarded to the soil sub model.

  Carbon is stored in three classes (depending on the size)

  The Snag dynamics class uses the following species parameter:

  cnFoliage, cnFineroot, cnWood, snagHalflife, snagKSW

  */

// static variables

double Snag::mDBHLower = -1.;

double Snag::mDBHHigher = 0.;

double Snag::mCarbonThreshold[] = {0., 0., 0.};

double CNPair::biomassCFraction = biomassCFraction; // get global from globalsettings.h

/// add biomass and weigh the parameter_value with the current C-content of the pool

void CNPool::addBiomass(const double biomass, const double CNratio, const double parameter_value)

{

    if (biomass==0.)

        return;

    double new_c = biomass*biomassCFraction;

    double p_old = C / (new_c + C);

    mParameter = mParameter*p_old + parameter_value*(1.-p_old);

    CNPair::addBiomass(biomass, CNratio);

}

// increase pool (and weigh the value)

void CNPool::operator+=(const CNPool &s)

{

    if (s.C==0.)

        return;

    mParameter = parameter(s); // calculate weighted parameter

    C+=s.C;

    N+=s.N;

}

double CNPool::parameter(const CNPool &s) const

{

    if (s.C==0.)

        return parameter();

    double p_old = C / (s.C + C);

    double result =  mParameter*p_old + s.parameter()*(1.-p_old);

    return result;

}

void Snag::setupThresholds(const double lower, const double upper)

{

    if (mDBHLower == lower)

        return;

    mDBHLower = lower;

    mDBHHigher = upper;

    mCarbonThreshold[0] = lower / 2.;

    mCarbonThreshold[1] = lower + (upper - lower)/2.;

    mCarbonThreshold[2] = upper + (upper - lower)/2.;

    //# threshold levels for emptying out the dbh-snag-classes

    //# derived from Psme woody allometry, converted to C, with a threshold level set to 10%

    //# values in kg!

    for (int i=0;i<3;i++)

        mCarbonThreshold[i] = 0.10568*pow(mCarbonThreshold[i],2.4247)*0.5*0.1;

}

Snag::Snag()

{

    mRU = 0;

    CNPair::setCFraction(biomassCFraction);

}

void Snag::setup( const ResourceUnit *ru)

{

    mRU = ru;

    mClimateFactor = 0.;

    // branches

    mBranchCounter=0;

    for (int i=0;i<3;i++) {

        mTimeSinceDeath[i] = 0.;

        mNumberOfSnags[i] = 0.;

        mAvgDbh[i] = 0.;

        mAvgHeight[i] = 0.;

        mAvgVolume[i] = 0.;

        mKSW[i] = 0.;

        mCurrentKSW[i] = 0.;

        mHalfLife[i] = 0.;

    }

    mTotalSnagCarbon = 0.;

    if (mDBHLower<=0)

        throw IException("Snag::setupThresholds() not called or called with invalid parameters.");

    // Inital values from XML file

    XmlHelper xml=GlobalSettings::instance()->settings();

    double kyr = xml.valueDouble("model.site.youngRefractoryDecompRate", -1);

    // put carbon of snags to the middle size class

    xml.setCurrentNode("model.initialization.snags");

    mSWD[1].C = xml.valueDouble(".swdC");

    mSWD[1].N = mSWD[1].C / xml.valueDouble(".swdCN", 50.);

    mSWD[1].setParameter(kyr);

    mKSW[1] = xml.valueDouble(".swdDecompRate");

    mNumberOfSnags[1] = xml.valueDouble(".swdCount");

    mHalfLife[1] = xml.valueDouble(".swdHalfLife");

    // and for the Branch/coarse root pools: split the init value into five chunks

    CNPool other(xml.valueDouble(".otherC"), xml.valueDouble(".otherC")/xml.valueDouble(".otherCN", 50.), kyr );

    mTotalSnagCarbon = other.C + mSWD[1].C;

    other *= 0.2;

    for (int i=0;i<5;i++)

        mOtherWood[i] = other;

}

// debug outputs

QList<QVariant> Snag::debugList()

{

    // list columns

    // for three pools

    QList<QVariant> list;

    // totals

    list << mTotalSnagCarbon << mTotalIn.C << mTotalToAtm.C << mSWDtoSoil.C << mSWDtoSoil.N;

    // fluxes to labile soil pool and to refractory soil pool

    list << mLabileFlux.C << mLabileFlux.N << mRefractoryFlux.C << mRefractoryFlux.N;

    for (int i=0;i<3;i++) {

        // pools "swdx_c", "swdx_n", "swdx_count", "swdx_tsd", "toswdx_c", "toswdx_n"

        list << mSWD[i].C << mSWD[i].N << mNumberOfSnags[i] << mTimeSinceDeath[i] << mToSWD[i].C << mToSWD[i].N;

        list << mAvgDbh[i] << mAvgHeight[i] << mAvgVolume[i];

    }

    // branch/coarse wood pools (5 yrs)

    for (int i=0;i<5;i++) {

        list << mOtherWood[i].C << mOtherWood[i].N;

    }

//    list << mOtherWood[mBranchCounter].C << mOtherWood[mBranchCounter].N

//            << mOtherWood[(mBranchCounter+1)%5].C << mOtherWood[(mBranchCounter+1)%5].N

//            << mOtherWood[(mBranchCounter+2)%5].C << mOtherWood[(mBranchCounter+2)%5].N

//            << mOtherWood[(mBranchCounter+3)%5].C << mOtherWood[(mBranchCounter+3)%5].N

//            << mOtherWood[(mBranchCounter+4)%5].C << mOtherWood[(mBranchCounter+4)%5].N;

    return list;

}

void Snag::newYear()

{

    for (int i=0;i<3;i++) {

        mToSWD[i].clear(); // clear transfer pools to standing-woody-debris

        mCurrentKSW[i] = 0.;

    }

    mLabileFlux.clear();

    mRefractoryFlux.clear();

    mTotalToAtm.clear();

    mTotalToExtern.clear();

    mTotalToDisturbance.clear();

    mTotalIn.clear();

    mSWDtoSoil.clear();

}

/// calculate the dynamic climate modifier for decomposition 're'

/// calculation is done on the level of ResourceUnit because the water content per day is needed.

double Snag::calculateClimateFactors()

{

    double ft, fw;

    double f_sum = 0.;

    int iday=0;

    // calculate the water-factor for each month (see Adair et al 2008)

    double fw_month[12];

    double ratio;

    for (int m=0;m<12;m++) {

        if (mRU->waterCycle()->referenceEvapotranspiration()[m]>0.)

            ratio = mRU->climate()->precipitationMonth()[m] /  mRU->waterCycle()->referenceEvapotranspiration()[m];

        else

            ratio = 0;

        fw_month[m] = 1. / (1. + 30.*exp(-8.5*ratio));

        if (logLevelDebug()) qDebug() <<"month"<< m << "PET" << mRU->waterCycle()->referenceEvapotranspiration()[m] << "prec" <<mRU->climate()->precipitationMonth()[m];

    }

    for (const ClimateDay *day=mRU->climate()->begin(); day!=mRU->climate()->end(); ++day, ++iday)

    {

        ft = exp(308.56*(1./56.02-1./((273.+day->temperature)-227.13)));  // empirical variable Q10 model of Lloyd and Taylor (1994), see also Adair et al. (2008)

        fw = fw_month[day->month-1];

        f_sum += ft*fw;

    }

    // the climate factor is defined as the arithmentic annual mean value

    mClimateFactor = f_sum / double(mRU->climate()->daysOfYear());

    return mClimateFactor;

}

/// do the yearly calculation

/// see http://iland.boku.ac.at/snag+dynamics

void Snag::calculateYear()

{

    mSWDtoSoil.clear();

    const double climate_factor_re = calculateClimateFactors(); // calculate anyway, because also the soil module needs it (and currently one can have Snag and Soil only as a couple)

    if (isEmpty()) // nothing to do

        return;

    // process branches: every year one of the five baskets is emptied and transfered to the refractory soil pool

    mRefractoryFlux+=mOtherWood[mBranchCounter];

    mOtherWood[mBranchCounter].clear();

    mBranchCounter= (mBranchCounter+1) % 5; // increase index, roll over to 0.

    // decay of branches/coarse roots

    for (int i=0;i<5;i++) {

        if (mOtherWood[i].C>0.) {

            double survive_rate = exp(- climate_factor_re * mOtherWood[i].parameter() ); // parameter: the "kyr" value...

            mOtherWood[i].C *= survive_rate;

        }

    }

    // process standing snags.

    // the input of the current year is in the mToSWD-Pools

    for (int i=0;i<3;i++) {

        // update the swd-pool with this years' input

        if (!mToSWD[i].isEmpty()) {

            // update decay rate (apply average yearly input to the state parameters)

            mKSW[i] = mKSW[i]*(mSWD[i].C/(mSWD[i].C+mToSWD[i].C)) + mCurrentKSW[i]*(mToSWD[i].C/(mSWD[i].C+mToSWD[i].C));

            //move content to the SWD pool

            mSWD[i] += mToSWD[i];

        }

        if (mSWD[i].C > 0) {

            // reduce the Carbon (note: the N stays, thus the CN ratio changes)

            // use the decay rate that is derived as a weighted average of all standing woody debris

            double survive_rate = exp(-mKSW[i] *climate_factor_re * 1. ); // 1: timestep

            mTotalToAtm.C += mSWD[i].C * (1. - survive_rate);

            mSWD[i].C *= survive_rate;

            // transition to downed woody debris

            // update: use negative exponential decay, species parameter: half-life

            // modified for the climatic effect on decomposition, i.e. if decomp is slower, snags stand longer and vice versa

            // this is loosely oriented on Standcarb2 (http://andrewsforest.oregonstate.edu/pubs/webdocs/models/standcarb2.htm),

            // where lag times for cohort transitions are linearly modified with re although here individual good or bad years have

            // an immediate effect, the average climatic influence should come through (and it is inherently transient)

            // note that swd.hl is species-specific, and thus a weighted average over the species in the input (=mortality)

            // needs to be calculated, followed by a weighted update of the previous swd.hl.

            // As weights here we use stem number, as the processes here pertain individual snags

            // calculate the transition probability of SWD to downed dead wood

            double half_life = mHalfLife[i] / climate_factor_re;

            double rate = -M_LN2 / half_life; // M_LN2: math. constant

            // higher decay rate for the class with smallest diameters

            if (i==0)

                rate*=2.;

            double transfer = 1. - exp(rate);

            // calculate flow to soil pool...

            mSWDtoSoil += mSWD[i] * transfer;

            mRefractoryFlux += mSWD[i] * transfer;

            mSWD[i] *= (1.-transfer); // reduce pool

            // calculate the stem number of remaining snags

            mNumberOfSnags[i] = mNumberOfSnags[i] * (1. - transfer);

            mTimeSinceDeath[i] += 1.;

            // if stems<0.5, empty the whole cohort into DWD, i.e. release the last bit of C and N and clear the stats

            // also, if the Carbon of an average snag is less than 10% of the original average tree

            // (derived from allometries for the three diameter classes), the whole cohort is emptied out to DWD

            if (mNumberOfSnags[i] < 0.5 || mSWD[i].C / mNumberOfSnags[i] < mCarbonThreshold[i]) {

                // clear the pool: add the rest to the soil, clear statistics of the pool

                mRefractoryFlux += mSWD[i];

                mSWDtoSoil += mSWD[i];

                mSWD[i].clear();

                mAvgDbh[i] = 0.;

                mAvgHeight[i] = 0.;

                mAvgVolume[i] = 0.;

                mKSW[i] = 0.;

                mCurrentKSW[i] = 0.;

                mHalfLife[i] = 0.;

                mTimeSinceDeath[i] = 0.;

            }

        }

    }

    // total carbon in the snag-container on the RU *after* processing is the content of the

    // standing woody debris pools + the branches

    mTotalSnagCarbon = mSWD[0].C + mSWD[1].C + mSWD[2].C +

                       mOtherWood[0].C + mOtherWood[1].C + mOtherWood[2].C + mOtherWood[3].C + mOtherWood[4].C;

    mTotalSWD = mSWD[0] + mSWD[1] + mSWD[2];

    mTotalOther = mOtherWood[0] + mOtherWood[1] + mOtherWood[2] + mOtherWood[3] + mOtherWood[4];

}

/// foliage and fineroot litter is transferred during tree growth.

void Snag::addTurnoverLitter(const Species *species, const double litter_foliage, const double litter_fineroot)

{

    mLabileFlux.addBiomass(litter_foliage, species->cnFoliage(), species->snagKyl());

    mLabileFlux.addBiomass(litter_fineroot, species->cnFineroot(), species->snagKyl());

}

void Snag::addTurnoverWood(const Species *species, const double woody_biomass)

{

    mRefractoryFlux.addBiomass(woody_biomass, species->cnWood(), species->snagKyr());

}

/** process the remnants of a single tree.

    The part of the stem / branch not covered by snag/soil fraction is removed from the system (e.g. harvest, fire)

  @param tree the tree to process

  @param stem_to_snag fraction (0..1) of the stem biomass that should be moved to a standing snag

  @param stem_to_soil fraction (0..1) of the stem biomass that should go directly to the soil

  @param branch_to_snag fraction (0..1) of the branch biomass that should be moved to a standing snag

  @param branch_to_soil fraction (0..1) of the branch biomass that should go directly to the soil

  @param foliage_to_soil fraction (0..1) of the foliage biomass that should go directly to the soil

*/

void Snag::addBiomassPools(const Tree *tree,

                           const double stem_to_snag, const double stem_to_soil,

                           const double branch_to_snag, const double branch_to_soil,

                           const double foliage_to_soil)

{

    const Species *species = tree->species();

    double branch_biomass = tree->biomassBranch();

    // fine roots go to the labile pool

    mLabileFlux.addBiomass(tree->biomassFineRoot(), species->cnFineroot(), species->snagKyl());

    // a part of the foliage goes to the soil

    mLabileFlux.addBiomass(tree->biomassFoliage() * foliage_to_soil, species->cnFoliage(), species->snagKyl());

    //coarse roots and a part of branches are equally distributed over five years:

    double biomass_rest = (tree->biomassCoarseRoot() + branch_to_snag*branch_biomass) * 0.2;

    for (int i=0;i<5; i++)

        mOtherWood[i].addBiomass(biomass_rest, species->cnWood(), species->snagKyr());

    // the other part of the branches goes directly to the soil

    mRefractoryFlux.addBiomass(branch_biomass*branch_to_soil, species->cnWood(), species->snagKyr() );

    // a part of the stem wood goes directly to the soil

    mRefractoryFlux.addBiomass(tree->biomassStem()*stem_to_soil, species->cnWood(), species->snagKyr() );

    // just for book-keeping: keep track of all inputs of branches / roots / swd into the "snag" pools

    mTotalIn.addBiomass(tree->biomassBranch()*branch_to_snag + tree->biomassCoarseRoot() + tree->biomassStem()*stem_to_snag, species->cnWood());

    // stem biomass is transferred to the standing woody debris pool (SWD), increase stem number of pool

    int pi = poolIndex(tree->dbh()); // get right transfer pool

    if (stem_to_snag>0.) {

        // update statistics - stemnumber-weighted averages

        // note: here the calculations are repeated for every died trees (i.e. consecutive weighting ... but delivers the same results)

        double p_old = mNumberOfSnags[pi] / (mNumberOfSnags[pi] + 1); // weighting factor for state vars (based on stem numbers)

        double p_new = 1. / (mNumberOfSnags[pi] + 1); // weighting factor for added tree (p_old + p_new = 1).

        mAvgDbh[pi] = mAvgDbh[pi]*p_old + tree->dbh()*p_new;

        mAvgHeight[pi] = mAvgHeight[pi]*p_old + tree->height()*p_new;

        mAvgVolume[pi] = mAvgVolume[pi]*p_old + tree->volume()*p_new;

        mTimeSinceDeath[pi] = mTimeSinceDeath[pi]*p_old + 1.*p_new;

        mHalfLife[pi] = mHalfLife[pi]*p_old + species->snagHalflife()* p_new;

        // average the decay rate (ksw); this is done based on the carbon content

        // aggregate all trees that die in the current year (and save weighted decay rates to CurrentKSW)

        p_old = mToSWD[pi].C / (mToSWD[pi].C + tree->biomassStem()* biomassCFraction);

        p_new =tree->biomassStem()* biomassCFraction / (mToSWD[pi].C + tree->biomassStem()* biomassCFraction);

        mCurrentKSW[pi] = mCurrentKSW[pi]*p_old + species->snagKsw() * p_new;

        mNumberOfSnags[pi]++;

    }

    // finally add the biomass of the stem to the standing snag pool

    CNPool &to_swd = mToSWD[pi];

    to_swd.addBiomass(tree->biomassStem()*stem_to_snag, species->cnWood(), species->snagKyr());

    // the biomass that is not routed to snags or directly to the soil

    // is removed from the system (to atmosphere or harvested)

    mTotalToExtern.addBiomass(tree->biomassFoliage()* (1. - foliage_to_soil) +

                              branch_biomass*(1. - branch_to_snag - branch_to_soil) +

                              tree->biomassStem()*(1. - stem_to_snag - stem_to_soil), species->cnWood());

}

/// after the death of the tree the five biomass compartments are processed.

void Snag::addMortality(const Tree *tree)

{

    addBiomassPools(tree, 1., 0.,  // all stem biomass goes to snag

                    1., 0.,        // all branch biomass to snag

                    1.);           // all foliage to soil

//    const Species *species = tree->species();

//    // immediate flows: 100% of foliage, 100% of fine roots: they go to the labile pool

//    mLabileFlux.addBiomass(tree->biomassFoliage(), species->cnFoliage(), tree->species()->snagKyl());

//    mLabileFlux.addBiomass(tree->biomassFineRoot(), species->cnFineroot(), tree->species()->snagKyl());

//    // branches and coarse roots are equally distributed over five years:

//    double biomass_rest = (tree->biomassBranch()+tree->biomassCoarseRoot()) * 0.2;

//    for (int i=0;i<5; i++)

//        mOtherWood[i].addBiomass(biomass_rest, species->cnWood(), tree->species()->snagKyr());

//    // just for book-keeping: keep track of all inputs into branches / roots / swd

//    mTotalIn.addBiomass(tree->biomassBranch() + tree->biomassCoarseRoot() + tree->biomassStem(), species->cnWood());

//    // stem biomass is transferred to the standing woody debris pool (SWD), increase stem number of pool

//    int pi = poolIndex(tree->dbh()); // get right transfer pool

//    // update statistics - stemnumber-weighted averages

//    // note: here the calculations are repeated for every died trees (i.e. consecutive weighting ... but delivers the same results)

//    double p_old = mNumberOfSnags[pi] / (mNumberOfSnags[pi] + 1); // weighting factor for state vars (based on stem numbers)

//    double p_new = 1. / (mNumberOfSnags[pi] + 1); // weighting factor for added tree (p_old + p_new = 1).

//    mAvgDbh[pi] = mAvgDbh[pi]*p_old + tree->dbh()*p_new;

//    mAvgHeight[pi] = mAvgHeight[pi]*p_old + tree->height()*p_new;

//    mAvgVolume[pi] = mAvgVolume[pi]*p_old + tree->volume()*p_new;

//    mTimeSinceDeath[pi] = mTimeSinceDeath[pi]*p_old + 1.*p_new;

//    mHalfLife[pi] = mHalfLife[pi]*p_old + species->snagHalflife()* p_new;

//    // average the decay rate (ksw); this is done based on the carbon content

//    // aggregate all trees that die in the current year (and save weighted decay rates to CurrentKSW)

//    if (tree->biomassStem()==0)

//        throw IException("Snag::addMortality: tree without stem biomass!!");

//    p_old = mToSWD[pi].C / (mToSWD[pi].C + tree->biomassStem()* biomassCFraction);

//    p_new =tree->biomassStem()* biomassCFraction / (mToSWD[pi].C + tree->biomassStem()* biomassCFraction);

//    mCurrentKSW[pi] = mCurrentKSW[pi]*p_old + species->snagKsw() * p_new;

//    mNumberOfSnags[pi]++;

//    // finally add the biomass

//    CNPool &to_swd = mToSWD[pi];

//    to_swd.addBiomass(tree->biomassStem(), species->cnWood(), tree->species()->snagKyr());

}

/// add residual biomass of 'tree' after harvesting.

/// remove_{stem, branch, foliage}_fraction: percentage of biomass compartment that is *removed* by the harvest operation (i.e.: not to stay in the system)

/// records on harvested biomass is collected (mTotalToExtern-pool).

void Snag::addHarvest(const Tree* tree, const double remove_stem_fraction, const double remove_branch_fraction, const double remove_foliage_fraction )

{

    addBiomassPools(tree,

                    0., 1.-remove_stem_fraction, // "remove_stem_fraction" is removed -> the rest goes to soil

                    0., 1.-remove_branch_fraction, // "remove_branch_fraction" is removed -> the rest goes directly to the soil

                    1.-remove_foliage_fraction); // the rest of foliage is routed to the soil

//    const Species *species = tree->species();

//    // immediate flows: 100% of residual foliage, 100% of fine roots: they go to the labile pool

//    mLabileFlux.addBiomass(tree->biomassFoliage() * (1. - remove_foliage_fraction), species->cnFoliage(), tree->species()->snagKyl());

//    mLabileFlux.addBiomass(tree->biomassFineRoot(), species->cnFineroot(), tree->species()->snagKyl());

//    // for branches, add all biomass that remains in the forest to the soil

//    mRefractoryFlux.addBiomass(tree->biomassBranch()*(1.-remove_branch_fraction), species->cnWood(), tree->species()->snagKyr());

//    // the same treatment for stem residuals

//    mRefractoryFlux.addBiomass(tree->biomassStem() * (1. - remove_stem_fraction), species->cnWood(), tree->species()->snagKyr());

//    // split the corase wood biomass into parts (slower decay)

//    double biomass_rest = (tree->biomassCoarseRoot()) * 0.2;

//    for (int i=0;i<5; i++)

//        mOtherWood[i].addBiomass(biomass_rest, species->cnWood(), tree->species()->snagKyr());

//    // for book-keeping...

//    mTotalToExtern.addBiomass(tree->biomassFoliage()*remove_foliage_fraction +

//                              tree->biomassBranch()*remove_branch_fraction +

//                              tree->biomassStem()*remove_stem_fraction, species->cnWood());

}

// add flow from regeneration layer (dead trees) to soil

void Snag::addToSoil(const Species *species, const CNPair &woody_pool, const CNPair &litter_pool)

{

    mLabileFlux.add(litter_pool, species->snagKyl());

    mRefractoryFlux.add(woody_pool, species->snagKyr());

}

/// disturbance function: remove the fraction of 'factor' of biomass from the SWD pools; 0: remove nothing, 1: remove all

/// biomass removed by this function goes to the atmosphere

void Snag::removeCarbon(const double factor)

{

    // reduce pools of currently standing dead wood and also of pools that are added

    // during (previous) management operations of the current year

    for (int i=0;i<3;i++) {

        mTotalToDisturbance += (mSWD[i] + mToSWD[i]) * factor;

        mSWD[i] *= (1. - factor);

        mToSWD[i] *= (1. - factor);

    }

    for (int i=0;i<5;i++) {

        mTotalToDisturbance += mOtherWood[i]*factor;

        mOtherWood[i] *= (1. - factor);

    }

}

/// cut down swd (and branches) and move to soil pools

/// @param factor 0: cut 0%, 1: cut and slash 100% of the wood

void Snag::management(const double factor)

{

    if (factor<0. || factor>1.)

        throw IException(QString("Invalid factor in Snag::management: '%1'").arg(factor));

    // swd pools

    for (int i=0;i<3;i++) {

        mSWDtoSoil += mSWD[i] * factor;

        mSWD[i] *= (1. - factor);

        mSWDtoSoil += mToSWD[i] * factor;

        mToSWD[i] *= (1. - factor);

    }

    // what to do with the branches: now move also all wood to soil (note: this is note

    // very good w.r.t the coarse roots...

    for (int i=0;i<5;i++) {

        mRefractoryFlux+=mOtherWood[i]*factor;

        mOtherWood[i]*=(1. - factor);

    }

}