Multi-criteria Evaluation of Discharge Simulation in Dynamic Global Vegetation Models

Hui Yang1, Shilong Piao1, Zhenzhong Zeng2, Philippe Ciais3, Yi Yin4, Pierre Friedlingstein5, Stephen Sitch6, Anders Ahlström7, Matthieu Guimberteau8, Chris Huntingford9, Sam Levis10, Peter E. Levy11, Mengtian Huang12, Yue Li12, Xiran Li1, Mark Lomas13, Philippe P Peylin14, Ben Poulter15, Nicolas Viovy4, Soenke Zaehle16, Ning Zeng17, Fang Zhao17 and Lei Wang18, (1)Peking University, Beijing, China, (2)Peking University, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing, China, (3)CNRS, Paris Cedex 16, France, (4)LSCE Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, Gif-Sur-Yvette, France, (5)University of Exeter, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Exeter, EX4, United Kingdom, (6)University of Exeter, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Exeter, United Kingdom, (7)Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, (8)Institut Pierre Simon Laplace, Laboratoire d'Océanographie et du Climat: expérimentations et approches numériques (LOCEAN), Paris, France, (9)Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford, United Kingdom, (10)National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, United States, (11)Center for Ecology and Hydrology Penicuik, Penicuik, United Kingdom, (12)Peking University, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China, (13)Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation, Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation, Sheffield, United Kingdom, (14)CEA Saclay DSM / LSCE, Gif sur Yvette, France, (15)University of Montana, Missoula, MT, United States, (16)Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany, (17)University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States, (18)ITP Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China