Analyzing the carbon dynamics of central European forests: Comparison of Biome-BGC simulations with measurements

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 167-180

  Schmid, Stéphanie ^a   Zierl, Bärbel ^a   Bugmann, Harald ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alps; Biogeochemical model; Biome BGC; Carbon dynamics; Central Europe; Euroflux; Forests; Model evaluation; Treeline; Water dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751198948     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-006-0017-x     Document Type: Article

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