Geoscientific Model Development
Geoscientific Model Development
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 3
Articles | Volume 17, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-1349-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-1349-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 17, issue 3
Model evaluation paper
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15 Feb 2024
Model evaluation paper |  | 15 Feb 2024

Evaluation and optimisation of the soil carbon turnover routine in the MONICA model (version 3.3.1)

Konstantin Aiteew, Jarno Rouhiainen, Claas Nendel, and René Dechow

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This study evaluated the biogeochemical model MONICA and its performance in simulating soil organic carbon changes. MONICA can reproduce plant growth, carbon and nitrogen dynamics, soil water and temperature. The model results were compared with five established carbon turnover models. With the exception of certain sites, adequate reproduction of soil organic carbon stock change rates was achieved. The MONICA model was capable of performing similar to or even better than the other models.
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