Authors
Gordon B Bonan, Keith W Oleson, Mariana Vertenstein, Samuel Levis, Xubin Zeng, Yongjiu Dai, Robert E Dickinson, Zong-Liang Yang
Publication date
2002/11/15
Journal
Journal of climate
Volume
15
Issue
22
Pages
3123-3149
Publisher
American Meteorological Society
Description
The land surface parameterization used with the community climate model (CCM3) and the climate system model (CSM1), the National Center for Atmospheric Research land surface model (NCAR LSM1), has been modified as part of the development of the next version of these climate models. This new model is known as the community land model (CLM2). In CLM2, the surface is represented by five primary subgrid land cover types (glacier, lake, wetland, urban, vegetated) in each grid cell. The vegetated portion of a grid cell is further divided into patches of up to 4 of 16 plant functional types, each with its own leaf and stem area index and canopy height. The relative area of each subgrid unit, the plant functional type, and leaf area index are obtained from 1-km satellite data. The soil texture dataset allows vertical profiles of sand and clay. Most of the physical parameterizations in the model were also updated …
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The land surface climatology of the Community Land Model coupled to the NCAR Community Climate Model
GB Bonan, KW Oleson, M Vertenstein, S Levis, X Zeng… - Journal of climate, 2002