Marching in step: The importance of matching model complexity to data availability in terrestrial biosphere models
Xue Feng
Abstract
Building models to predict ecosystem responses to future rainfall changes requires closely matching model complexity to data availability. A new study by Paschalis et al. ( Global Change Biology , 2020) examines opportunities to improve both data availability and model structure in 10 state‐of‐the‐art terrestrial biosphere models. This is a Commentary on Paschalis et al. 26, 3336–3355
Topics & Concepts
BiosphereMatching (statistics)EcosystemComputer scienceTerrestrial ecosystemEcologyEnvironmental scienceBiologyMathematicsStatisticsClimate variability and modelsSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangePlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics