Ecosystem model spin-up: Estimating steady state conditions in a coupled terrestrial carbon and nitrogen cycle model

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 25-48

  Thornton, Peter E ^a   Rosenbloom, Nan A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated decomposition; Biogeochemistry; Biome BGC; Optimization

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN; OPTIMIZATION;

ACCELERATED DECOMPOSITION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOME-BGC; MODEL SPIN-UP;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; DECOMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; NITROGEN CYCLE;

EID: 27644445235     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2005.04.008     Document Type: Article

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