Can we model observed soil carbon changes from a dense inventory? A case study over England and Wales using three versions of the ORCHIDEE ecosystem model (AR5, AR5-PRIM and O-CN)

A widespread decrease of the topsoil carbon content was observed over England and Wales during the period 1978–2003 in the National Soil Inventory (NSI), amounting to a carbon loss of 4.44 Tg yr<sup>−1</sup> over 141 550 km<sup>2</sup>. Subsequent modelling studies have shown...

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Main Authors: B. Guenet, F. E. Moyano, N. Vuichard, G. J. D. Kirk, P. H. Bellamy, S. Zaehle, P. Ciais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-12-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/6/2153/2013/gmd-6-2153-2013.pdf