Model-data synthesis in terrestrial carbon observation: Methods, data requirements and data uncertainty specifications

Global Change Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 378-397

  Raupach, Michael R ^a   Rayner, P J ^b   Barrett, D J ^a   Defries, R S ^c   Heimann, M ^d   Ojima, D S ^e   Quegan, S ^f   Schmullius, C C ^g  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

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

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^g FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; PREDICTION;

EID: 17044380653     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2005.00917.x     Document Type: Review

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