An empirically based approach for estimating uncertainty associated with modelling carbon sequestration in soils

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 205, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 453-463

  Ogle, Stephen M ^a   Breidt, F Jay ^a   Easter, Mark ^a   Williams, Steve ^a   Paustian, Keith ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

C sequestration; Greenhouse gas; Soil organic carbon; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GREENHOUSE GASES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ORGANIC CARBON; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

C SEQUESTRATION; CENTURY ECOSYSTEM SIMULATION MODELS; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON;

SOILS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP ROTATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GREENHOUSE GAS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MITIGATION; SIMULATION; SOIL CARBON; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34248653218     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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