Effect of mosaic representation of vegetation in land surface schemes on simulated energy and carbon balances

Energy and carbon balance implications of representing vegetation using a composite or mosaic approach in a land surface scheme are investigated. In the composite approach the attributes of different plant functional types (PFTs) present in a grid cell are aggregated in some fashion for energy and w...

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Main Authors: R. Li, V. K. Arora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/593/2012/bg-9-593-2012.pdf