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Research article
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27 Sep 2017
Research article |
| 27 Sep 2017
Bayesian calibration of terrestrial ecosystem models: a study of advanced Markov chain Monte Carlo methods
Dan Lu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Computational Sciences and Engineering Division, Climate Change
Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Daniel Ricciuto
Environmental Sciences Division, Climate Change Science Institute, Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Anthony Walker
Environmental Sciences Division, Climate Change Science Institute, Oak
Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA
Cosmin Safta
Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA, USA
William Munger
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University,
Cambridge, MA, USA
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Calibration of terrestrial ecosystem models (TEMs) is important but challenging. This study applies an advanced sampling technique for parameter estimation of a TEM. The results improve the model fit and predictive performance.
Calibration of terrestrial ecosystem models (TEMs) is important but challenging. This study...
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