Relative information contributions of model vs. data to short-and long-term forecasts of forest carbon dynamics

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• forecast 100%
• carbon 79%
• probability density function 66%
• soil organic matter 36%
• fine root 32%
• foliage 28%
• data assimilation 25%
• forecasting 19%
• long-term forecasting 19%
• litterfall 16%
• ecosystem response 15%
• biomass 15%
• forest floor 14%
• soil respiration 14%
• uncertainty analysis 13%
• development model 13%
• terrestrial ecosystem 12%
• global change 12%
• litter 12%
• timescale 9%
• index 6%
• evaluation 6%
• soil 5%
• parameter 4%

Agriculture & Biology

• carbon 92%
• carbon sinks 46%
• soil organic matter 36%
• fine roots 29%
• uncertainty analysis 20%
• ecological models 18%
• woody biomass 17%
• terrestrial ecosystems 16%
• soil respiration 15%
• global change 15%
• forest litter 14%
• forest ecosystems 14%
• leaves 11%
• ecosystems 9%
• biomass 7%
• soil 6%