Simplifying process models to reduce processing time and feed other models, soil temperature with depth at a daily resolution is well (within 1-2 degrees) approximated with simplified with biomass, air temperature, and thermal diffusion. Parton 1984 https://journals.lww.com/soilsci/abstract/1984/08000/predicting_soil_temperatures_in_a_shortgrass.1.aspx #SciLit #ReducedComplexityModel #SoilTemperatureResponse #soil