Carbon and nitrogen cycle dynamics in the O-CN land surface model: 2. Role of the nitrogen cycle in the historical terrestrial carbon balance

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Zaehle, S ^a,b   Friend, A D ^c   Friedlingstein, P ^b   Dentener, F ^d   Peylin, P ^e   Schulz, M ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^e UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

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EID: 84993981359     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: 19449224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GB003522,2010     Document Type: Article

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