Testing the performance of a dynamic global ecosystem model: Water balance, carbon balance, and vegetation structure

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 795-825

  Kucharik, Christopher J ^a   Foley, Jonathan A ^a   Délire, Christine ^a   Fisher, Veronica A ^a   Coe, Michael T ^a   Lenters, John D ^a   Young Moiling, Christine ^a   Ramankutty, Navin ^a   Norman, John M ^a   Gower, Stith T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON BALANCE; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MODEL TEST; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 0033766143     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GB001138     Document Type: Article

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