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Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
Biogeosciences, 18, 2727–2754, 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-2727-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Biogeosciences, 18, 2727–2754, 2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-18-2727-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 8
Research article
30 Apr 2021
Research article | 30 Apr 2021

Optimal model complexity for terrestrial carbon cycle prediction

Caroline A. Famiglietti et al.

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Model uncertainty dominates the spread in terrestrial carbon cycle predictions. Efforts to reduce it typically involve adding processes, thereby increasing model complexity. However, if and how model performance scales with complexity is unclear. Using a suite of 16 structurally distinct carbon cycle models, we find that increased complexity only improves skill if parameters are adequately informed. Otherwise, it can degrade skill, and an intermediate-complexity model is optimal.
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