A simple model of the turnover of organic  carbon in a soil profile: model test,  parameter identification and sensitivity

Coucheney, Elsa; Herrmann, Anke Marianne; Jarvis, Nicholas

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A simple model of the turnover of organic carbon in a soil profile: model test, parameter identification and sensitivity

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