A comparison of the performance of nine soil organic matter models using datasets from seven long-term experiments

Geoderma

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 153-225

  Smith, P ^a   Smith, J U ^a   Powlson, D S ^a   McGill, W B ^b   Arah, J R M ^c   Chertov, O G ^d   Coleman, K ^a   Franko, U ^e   Frolking, S ^f   Jenkinson, D S ^a   Jensen, L S ^g   Kelly, R H ^h   Klein Gunnewiek, H ⁱ   Komarov, A S ^d   Li, C ^f   Molina, J A E ^j   Mueller, T ^g   Parton, W J ^h   Thornley, J H M ^c   Whitmore, A P ⁱ  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Russian Federation)

^e Centre for Environmental Research   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^h Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

ⁱ WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Datasets; Long term experiment; Model; Model comparison; Model evaluation; Soil organic carbon; Soil organic matter; Soil organic matter model

Indexed keywords

CARBON DYNAMICS; CLIMATE; LAND USE; MODEL COMPARISON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0031439311     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(97)00087-6     Document Type: Article

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