OAK FOREST CARBON AND WATER SIMULATIONS: MODEL INTERCOMPARISONS AND EVALUATIONS AGAINST INDEPENDENT DATA

Models represent our primary method for integration of small‐scale, process‐level phenomena into a comprehensive description of forest‐stand or ecosystem function. They also represent a key method for testing hypotheses about the response of forest ecosystems to multiple changing environmental conditions. This paper describes the evaluation of 13 stand‐level models varying in their spatial, mechanistic, and temporal complexity for their ability …