Articles | Volume 19, issue 19
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4671-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4671-2022
Research article
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05 Oct 2022
Research article |  | 05 Oct 2022

Evaluation of soil carbon simulation in CMIP6 Earth system models

Rebecca M. Varney, Sarah E. Chadburn, Eleanor J. Burke, and Peter M. Cox

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Soil carbon is the Earth’s largest terrestrial carbon store, and the response to climate change represents one of the key uncertainties in obtaining accurate global carbon budgets required to successfully militate against climate change. The ability of climate models to simulate present-day soil carbon is therefore vital. This study assesses soil carbon simulation in the latest ensemble of models which allows key areas for future model development to be identified.
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