A long-term sensitivity analysis of the denitrification and decomposition model

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 26-36

  Qin, Xiaobo ^a,b   Wang, Hong ^b   Li, Yu'e ^a   Li, Yong ^c   McConkey, Brian ^b   Lemke, Reynald ^d   Li, Changsheng ^e   Brandt, Kelsey ^b   Gao, Qingzhu ^a   Wan, Yunfan ^a   Liu, Shuo ^a   Liu, Yuntong ^a   Xu, Chao ^f  

^a AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^b SWIFT CURRENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^d AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BACCO; BACCO GEM SA; DNDC; GEM SA; Global sensitivity analysis; GSA; Long term; SA

Indexed keywords

BACCO; BACCO GEM-SA; DNDC; GEM-SA; GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; GSA; LONG-TERM; SA;

DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; UREA FERTILIZERS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CROP YIELD; DATA ACQUISITION; DECOMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; SOIL EMISSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WEATHER FORECASTING; WHEAT;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84875680803     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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