Testing parameter sensitivities and uncertainty analysis of Biome-BGC model in simulating carbon and water fluxes in broadleaved-Korean pine forests

Aims The emergence and application of ecosystem process models have provided useful tools for studying carbon and water balances of terrestrial ecosystems at large spatiotemporal scales, but the accuracy of model simulations is affected by the parameterization of key variables among many factors. Sensitivity analysis is commonly used to screen the critical parameters that have predominant influences on model simulations. The objective of this study was to identify the critical ecophysiological parameters in Biome-BGC model in simulating annual net primary productivity (NPP) and evapotranspiration (ET) of broadleaved-Korean pine forests in Northeast China.