Large variability in ecosystem models explains uncertainty in a critical parameter for quantifying GPP with carbonyl sulphide

Regional gross primary productivity (GPP) estimates are crucial to estimating carbon-climate feedbacks but are highly uncertain with existing methods. An emerging approach uses atmospheric carbonyl sulphide (COS) as a tracer for carbon dioxide: COS plant uptake is simulated by scaling GPP. A critica...

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Main Authors: Timothy W. Hilton, Andrew Zumkehr, Sarika Kulkarni, Joe Berry, Mary E. Whelan, J. Elliott Campbell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-07-01
Series:Tellus: Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology
Subjects:
GPP
Online Access:http://www.tellusb.net/index.php/tellusb/article/view/26329/pdf_27