The assessment of a global marine ecosystem model on the basis of emergent properties and ecosystem function: a case study with ERSEM

Ecosystem models are often assessed using quantitative metrics of absolute ecosystem state, but these model–data comparisons are disproportionately vulnerable to discrepancies in the location of important circulation features. An alternative method is to demonstrate the models capacity to represent...

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Main Authors: L. de Mora, M. Butenschön, J. I. Allen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Geoscientific Model Development
Online Access:http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/9/59/2016/gmd-9-59-2016.pdf