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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-335-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-15-335-2019
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18 Feb 2019
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Harmonising plant functional type distributions for evaluating Earth system models

Anne Dallmeyer, Martin Claussen, and Victor Brovkin

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A simple but powerful method for the biomisation of plant functional type distributions is introduced and tested for six different dynamic global vegetation models based on pre-industrial and palaeo-simulations. The method facilitates the direct comparison between vegetation distributions simulated by different Earth system models and between model results and the pollen-based biome reconstructions. It is therefore a powerful tool for the evaluation of Earth system models.