Comparing global models of terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP): global pattern and differentiation by major biomes

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Comparing global models of terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP): global pattern and differentiation by major biomes
Kicklighter, D.W., A. Bondeau, A.L. Schloss, J. Kaduk, A.D. McGuire, and the Participants of the Potsdam NPP Model Intercomparison (1999)
Global Change Biology, 5(1):16-24

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Abstract/Summary:

Annual and seasonal net primary productivity estimates (NPP) of 15 global models across latitudinal zones and biomes are compared. The models simulated NPP for contemporary climate using common, spatially explicit data sets for climate, soil texture, and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Differences among NPP estimates varied over space and time. The largest differences occur during the summer months in boreal forests (50° to 60°N) and during the dry seasons of tropical evergreen forests. Differences in NPP estimates are related to model assumptions about vegetation structure, model parameterizations, and input data sets.

© 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd.

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Kicklighter, D.W., A. Bondeau, A.L. Schloss, J. Kaduk, A.D. McGuire, and the Participants of the Potsdam NPP Model Intercomparison (1999): Comparing global models of terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP): global pattern and differentiation by major biomes. Global Change Biology, 5(1):16-24 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2486.1999.00003.x)
  • Journal Article
Comparing global models of terrestrial net primary productivity (NPP): global pattern and differentiation by major biomes

Kicklighter, D.W., A. Bondeau, A.L. Schloss, J. Kaduk, A.D. McGuire, and the Participants of the Potsdam NPP Model Intercomparison

Global Change Biology
5(1):16-24

Abstract/Summary: 

Annual and seasonal net primary productivity estimates (NPP) of 15 global models across latitudinal zones and biomes are compared. The models simulated NPP for contemporary climate using common, spatially explicit data sets for climate, soil texture, and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Differences among NPP estimates varied over space and time. The largest differences occur during the summer months in boreal forests (50° to 60°N) and during the dry seasons of tropical evergreen forests. Differences in NPP estimates are related to model assumptions about vegetation structure, model parameterizations, and input data sets.

© 1999 Blackwell Science Ltd.

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