The general ensemble biogeochemical modeling system (GEMS) and its applications to agricultural systems in the United States

Managing Agricultural Greenhouse Gases

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 309-323

  Liu, Shuguang ^a   Tan, Zhengxi ^a   Chen, Mingshi ^a   Liu, Jinxun ^a   Wein, Anne ^b   Li, Zhengpeng ^a   Huang, Shengli ^a   Oeding, Jennifer ^a   Young, Claudia ^a   Verma, Shashi B ^c   Suyker, Andrew E ^c   Faulkner, Stephen ^d   McCarty, Gregory W ^e  

^a EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^d LEETOWN SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 84882753399     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386897-8.00018-8     Document Type: Chapter

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