Sensitivity analysis and quantification of uncertainty for isotopic mixing relationships in carbon cycle research

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 56-75

  Zobitz, J M ^a   Keener, J P ^a   Schnyder, H ^b   Bowling, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ecosystem respiration; Error; Isotopic mixing lines; Keeling plots; Precision; Regression

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645024819     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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