The difference in turbulent transfer efficiency between momentum and scalars, represented by kB −1 , has been the subject of considerable interest in micrometeorology, and various parametrizations have been proposed to address this issue. The simple kB −1 parametrizations that are based on either empirical formulations or K-theory are still popularly used in the land surface models despite their theoretical deficiencies. Moreover, the impact of the uncertainty in this parameter on modelling surface carbon exchange has not been previously estimated. In this study, we examined the uncertainties of the simulated gross primary productivity (GPP), ecosystem respiration (RE), and net ecosystem exchange (NEE ≡ RE-GPP) for a forest canopy due to kB −1 parametrizations. The tested parametrizations included not only the schemes that set kB −1 as a constant or as a function of only the Reynolds number (popularly used in the land surface model), but also the schemes that express kB −1 as a function of plant phenology derived from the Lagrangian theory. Except for parametrizations that produced aerodynamic resistance as large as canopy resistance over a tall forest canopy, the variabilities of GPP and RE induced by kB −1 parametrizations were less than 2% of the annual GPP and RE, respectively. Nevertheless, the model produced approximately 10% variability of NEE values with changes in the kB −1 parametrizations (203±24 g C m −2 year −1 ) because the simulated RE was less sensitive to the kB −1 parametrizations than the simulated GPP due to the negative feedback among kB −1 , temperature, and RE. Our findings reveal that kB −1 parametrizations should be suitably applied in land surface modelling for better simulation of the global carbon cycle.
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