Influence of the spatial extent and resolution of input data on soil carbon models in Florida, USA

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Vasques, Gustavo M ^a,b   Grunwald, S ^a   Myers, D Brenton ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 84868017175     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JG001982     Document Type: Article

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