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Methods for assessment of models
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Methods for assessment of models |
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Improving Yasso15 soil carbon model estimates with ensemble adjustment Kalman filter state data assimilation
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, 00101, Finland
Maisa Laine
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, 00101, Finland
Liisa Kulmala
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, 00101, Finland
Department of Forest Sciences, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 27,
00014 Helsinki, Finland
Institute for Atmospheric Sciences and Earth System Research,
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Jarmo Mäkelä
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, 00101, Finland
Istem Fer
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, 00101, Finland
Jari Liski
Finnish Meteorological Institute, Helsinki, 00101, Finland
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The research here established whether a Bayesian statistical method called state data assimilation could be used to improve soil organic carbon (SOC) forecasts. Our test case was a fallow experiment where SOC content was measured over several decades from a plot where all vegetation was removed. Our results showed that state data assimilation improved projections and allowed for the detailed model state be updated with coarse total carbon measurements.
The research here established whether a Bayesian statistical method called state data...
