Simulating carbon exchange in Canadian Boreal forests. I. Model structure, validation, and sensitivity analysis

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 219, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 287-299

  Zhou, Xiaolu ^a   Peng, Changhui ^a   Dang, Qing Lai ^b   Sun, Jianfeng ^a   Wu, Haibin ^a   Hua, Dong ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

BOREAS; CO2 flux; Ecological model; Photosynthetic model; TRIPLEX Flux

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; BUILDINGS; FORESTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOWERS;

BOREAS; CO2 FLUX; ECOLOGICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHETIC MODEL; TRIPLEX-FLUX;

MODAL ANALYSIS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIEL VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; MODEL VALIDATION; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ALGORITHMS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 55249085799     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.07.011     Document Type: Article

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