A linked carbon cycle and crop developmental model: Description and evaluation against measurements of carbon fluxes and carbon stocks at several European agricultural sites

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 402-418

  Sus, O ^a   Williams, M ^a   Bernhofer, C ^b   Beziat P ^c   Buchmann, N ^d   Ceschia, E ^c   Doherty, R ^a   Eugster, W ^d   Grunwald T ^b   Kutsch, W ^e   Smith, P ^f   Wattenbach, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c CESBIO   (France)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon budget; Crop modelling; Eddy flux; Land management; Phenology; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EMISSION; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; BARLEY; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBON FLUX; CROP YIELD; LEAF AREA INDEX; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; PHENOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; SENESCENCE; WHEAT;

EUROPE;

HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 78449247816     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.06.012     Document Type: Article

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