Equifinality in parameterization of process-based biogeochemistry models: A significant uncertainty source to the estimation of regional carbon dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Tang, Jinyun ^a,b   Zhuang, Qianlai ^a,b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE FORCING; DECADAL VARIATION; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION;

EID: 61749095135     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JG000757     Document Type: Article

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