Articles | Volume 17, issue 15
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-5961-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-5961-2024
Model evaluation paper
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09 Aug 2024
Model evaluation paper |  | 09 Aug 2024

Radiocarbon analysis reveals underestimation of soil organic carbon persistence in new-generation soil models

Alexander S. Brunmayr, Frank Hagedorn, Margaux Moreno Duborgel, Luisa I. Minich, and Heather D. Graven

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