Modelling LAI, surface water and carbon fluxes at high-resolution over France: Comparison of ISBA-A-gs and ORCHIDEE

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 439-456

  Lafont, S ^a   Zhao, Y ^b   Calvet, J C ^a   Peylin, P ^b   Ciais, P ^b   Maignan, F ^b   Weiss, M ^c  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UAPV   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONALITY; SURFACE WATER; TRANSPIRATION; WATER EXCHANGE; WATER VAPOR;

FRANCE;

EID: 84863033494     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-439-2012     Document Type: Article

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