Uncertainty propagation in soil greenhouse gas emission models: An experiment using the DNDC model and at the Oensingen cropland site

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 136, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 97-110

  Hastings, Astley F ^a   Wattenbach, Martin ^a   Eugster, Werner ^b   Li, Changsheng ^c   Buchmann, Nina ^b   Smith, Pete ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNDC; Oensingen arable experiment; Sensitivity analysis; Soil greenhouse gas emissions; Uncertainty propagation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CARBON CYCLE; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GAS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 74449093413     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2009.11.016     Document Type: Article

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