Integrating peatlands into the coupled Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS) v3.6 and the Canadian Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (CTEM) v2.0

Peatlands, which contain large carbon stocks that must be accounted for in the global carbon budget, are poorly represented in many earth system models. We integrated peatlands into the coupled Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS) and the Canadian Terrestrial Ecosystem Model (CTEM), which together s...

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Main Authors: Y. Wu, D. L. Verseghy, J. R. Melton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-08-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/9/2639/2016/gmd-9-2639-2016.pdf