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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-5891-2021
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Methods for assessment of models
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29 Sep 2021
Methods for assessment of models |
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Using the International Tree-Ring Data Bank (ITRDB) records as century-long benchmarks for global land-surface models
Department of Ecological Sciences, VU University, 1081HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Jonathan Barichivich
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, IPSL, CNRS/CEA/UVSQ, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Instituto de Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Brasil 2950, Chile
Philippe Peylin
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, IPSL, CNRS/CEA/UVSQ, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Vanessa Haverd
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
deceased, 29 January 2021
Matthew Joseph McGrath
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, IPSL, CNRS/CEA/UVSQ, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Nicolas Vuichard
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l’Environnement, IPSL, CNRS/CEA/UVSQ, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Michael Neil Evans
Department of Geology & ESSIC, University of Maryland, MD 20742-4211, USA
Flurin Babst
Dendro Sciences Group, Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Sebastiaan Luyssaert
Department of Ecological Sciences, VU University, 1081HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Short summary
We have proposed and evaluated the use of four benchmarks that leverage tree-ring width observations to provide more nuanced verification targets for land-surface models (LSMs), which currently lack a long-term benchmark for forest ecosystem functioning. Using relatively unbiased European biomass network datasets, we identify the extent to which presumed biases in the much larger International Tree-Ring Data Bank might degrade the validation of LSMs.
We have proposed and evaluated the use of four benchmarks that leverage tree-ring width...
