Towards more realistic projections of soil carbon dynamics by Earth System Models

Y. Luo*, A. Ahlström, S.D. Allison, N.H. Batjes, V. Brovkin, N. Carvalhais, A. Chappell, P. Ciais, E.A. Davidson, A. Finzi

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Abstract

Soil carbon (C) is a critical component of Earth system models (ESMs), and its diverse representations are a major source of the large spread across models in the terrestrial C sink from the third to fifth assessment reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Improving soil C projections is of a high priority for Earth system modeling in the future IPCC and other assessments.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)40-56
JournalGlobal Biogeochemical Cycles
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • CMIP5
  • Earth system models
  • realistic projections
  • recommendations
  • soil carbon dynamics

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