Parameter sensitivity and uncertainty of the forest carbon flux model FORUG: A Monte Carlo analysis

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 807-817

  Verbeeck, Hans ^a,b   Samson, Roeland ^a   Verdonck, Frederik ^a   Lemeur, Raoul ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Least square linearization; Photosynthesis; Probability density function; Soil respiration

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARAMETERIZATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOIL RESPIRATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ROLE;

FAGUS;

EID: 33745683401     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.6.807     Document Type: Conference Paper

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