Articles | Volume 14, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3361-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3361-2021
Development and technical paper
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04 Jun 2021
Development and technical paper |  | 04 Jun 2021

Addressing biases in Arctic–boreal carbon cycling in the Community Land Model Version 5

Leah Birch, Christopher R. Schwalm, Sue Natali, Danica Lombardozzi, Gretchen Keppel-Aleks, Jennifer Watts, Xin Lin, Donatella Zona, Walter Oechel, Torsten Sachs, Thomas Andrew Black, and Brendan M. Rogers

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Arctic Boreal CLM Leah Birch, Christopher Schwalm, Sue Natali, Danica Lombardozzi, Jennifer Watts, Gretchen Keppel-Aleks, Xin Lin, Bill Sacks, Erik Kluzek, Keith Oleson, David Lawrence, Will Wieder, and Brendan Rogers https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4706221

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The high-latitude landscape or Arctic–boreal zone has been warming rapidly, impacting the carbon balance both regionally and globally. Given the possible global effects of climate change, it is important to have accurate climate model simulations. We assess the simulation of the Arctic–boreal carbon cycle in the Community Land Model (CLM 5.0). We find biases in both the timing and magnitude photosynthesis. We then use observational data to improve the simulation of the carbon cycle.