Prospects for improving savanna biophysical models by using multiple-constraints model-data assimilation methods

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 689-714

  Barrett, Damian J ^a,b   Michael J Hill, I ^b,c   Hutley, Lindsay B ^d   Beringer, Jason ^d,e   Xu, Johnny H ^a,b   Cook, Garry D ^a,d   Carter, John O ^b,f   Williams, Richard J ^a,d  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Research School of Biological Sciences   (Australia)

^c BUREAU OF RURAL SCIENCES   (Australia)

^d CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f Queensland Department of Natural Resources   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON BUDGET; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SAVANNA; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 28644445405     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT04139     Document Type: Article

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