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An argument for the use of two-layer SVAT schemes to simulate terrestrial carbon dioxide fluxes
Institute of Hydrology, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, U.K.
Abstract. An order-of-magnitude argument shows that the different surface temperatures of soil and sparse vegetation affect carbon assimilation and soil respiration significantly. However, regulation of assimilation through associated modulation of in-canopy carbon dioxide levels is weak.
It is shown that for many vegetation types, the use of a two-layer representation of vegetation is essential to predict, accurately, terrestrial carbon fluxes, primarily through allowing different surface energy balances.
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Citation: Huntingford, C., Hall, R. L., and Verhoef, A.: An argument for the use of two-layer SVAT schemes to simulate terrestrial carbon dioxide fluxes, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 2, 299-302, 1998. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager
