Regional-scale analysis of carbon and water cycles on managed grassland systems ?
A mechanistic biogeochemical pasture simulation model (PaSim) is improved by using a common set of eco-physiological parameters. PaSim was evaluated at 12 grassland sites in Europe, performing regional-scale analysis of carbon and water cycles. PaSim estimated that European grasslands are a carbon sink of 213gCm?2yr?1. PaSim overestimated the soil water content during dry periods.
pasture simulation model (pasim) carbon flux eddy flux measurements model evaluation water balance