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. 2018 Oct 26;32(10):1574–1588. doi: 10.1029/2018GB005950

Table 2.

Mean and 50% and 95% Quantiles (Q 50 and Q 95) of the Age and Transit Time Distributions for All Models. Units in Years.

Model Mean age Age Q 50 Age Q 95 Mean transit time Transit time Q 50 Transit time Q 95
RothC 49.70 30.80 163.70 9.30 0.40 58.40
Century 4,082.40 814.50 17,981.40 382.50 49.20 1,027.60
Yasso07 275.40 180.80 878.60 22.50 1.50 91.20
ICBM 134.30 90.70 416.00 18.70 0.90 130.50
CLM4cn‐Needleleaf 22.50 13.10 76.00 6.20 0.80 35.30
CLM4cn‐Deciduous 22.80 13.40 76.50 6.10 0.60 35.10
CLM4cn‐Tropical 23.50 14.40 77.40 5.80 0.30 34.90
CESM 4,210.60 2,647.50 13,933.10 41.30 2.10 18.80
IPSL 8,942.60 1,202.40 39,236.50 39.40 4.00 49.90
MRI 7,554.00 1,252.20 32,846.50 69.50 5.30 158.40

Note. ICBM = Introductory Carbon Balance Model; CLM4 = Community Land Model version 4; CESM = Community Earth System Model; IPSL = L'Institut Pierre‐Simon Laplace Coupled Model; MRI = Meteorological Research Institute Earth System Model.