Modeling the vertical soil organic matter profile using Bayesian parameter estimation

Biogeosciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 399-420

  Braakhekke, M C ^a,b,c   Wutzler, T ^a   Beer, C ^a   Kattge, J ^a   Schrumpf, M ^a   Ahrens, B ^a   Schoning I ^a   Hoosbeek, M R ^b   Kruijt, B ^b   Kabat, P ^b   Reichstein, M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL MAX PLANCK RESEARCH SCHOOL ON EARTH SYSTEM MODELLING   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARENOSOL; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; CAMBISOL; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; HUMUS; LEACHING; LEAD ISOTOPE; LITTER; MINERALOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; PARAMETERIZATION; ROOT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; TRACER;

GERMANY; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84873813579     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-10-399-2013     Document Type: Article

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