scholarly journals Comparative assessment of RAMS and WRF short-term forecasts over Eastern Iberian Peninsula using various in-situ observations, remote sensing products and uncoupled land surface model datasets

2018 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
pp. 476-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Gómez ◽  
V. Caselles ◽  
M.J. Estrela ◽  
J.J. Miró
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Land Surface Model ◽  
Comparative Assessment ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Short Term ◽  
In Situ Observations

scholarly journals ERA-5 and ERA-Interim driven ISBA land surface model simulations: which one performs better?

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 3515-3532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clement Albergel ◽  
Emanuel Dutra ◽  
Simon Munier ◽  
Jean-Christophe Calvet ◽  
Joaquin Munoz-Sabater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Snow Depth ◽  
Land Surface Model ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Model Simulations ◽  
In Situ Observations

Abstract. The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) recently released the first 7-year segment of its latest atmospheric reanalysis: ERA-5 over the period 2010–2016. ERA-5 has important changes relative to the former ERA-Interim atmospheric reanalysis including higher spatial and temporal resolutions as well as a more recent model and data assimilation system. ERA-5 is foreseen to replace ERA-Interim reanalysis and one of the main goals of this study is to assess whether ERA-5 can enhance the simulation performances with respect to ERA-Interim when it is used to force a land surface model (LSM). To that end, both ERA-5 and ERA-Interim are used to force the ISBA (Interactions between Soil, Biosphere, and Atmosphere) LSM fully coupled with the Total Runoff Integrating Pathways (TRIP) scheme adapted for the CNRM (Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques) continental hydrological system within the SURFEX (SURFace Externalisée) modelling platform of Météo-France. Simulations cover the 2010–2016 period at half a degree spatial resolution. The ERA-5 impact on ISBA LSM relative to ERA-Interim is evaluated using remote sensing and in situ observations covering a substantial part of the land surface storage and fluxes over the continental US domain. The remote sensing observations include (i) satellite-driven model estimates of land evapotranspiration, (ii) upscaled ground-based observations of gross primary production, (iii) satellite-derived estimates of surface soil moisture and (iv) satellite-derived estimates of leaf area index (LAI). The in situ observations cover (i) soil moisture, (ii) turbulent heat fluxes, (iii) river discharges and (iv) snow depth. ERA-5 leads to a consistent improvement over ERA-Interim as verified by the use of these eight independent observations of different land status and of the model simulations forced by ERA-5 when compared with ERA-Interim. This is particularly evident for the land surface variables linked to the terrestrial hydrological cycle, while variables linked to vegetation are less impacted. Results also indicate that while precipitation provides, to a large extent, improvements in surface fields (e.g. large improvement in the representation of river discharge and snow depth), the other atmospheric variables play an important role, contributing to the overall improvements. These results highlight the importance of enhanced meteorological forcing quality provided by the new ERA-5 reanalysis, which will pave the way for a new generation of land-surface developments and applications.

scholarly journals ERA-5 and ERA-Interim driven ISBA land surface model simulations: Which one performs better?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clement Albergel ◽  
Emanuel Dutra ◽  
Simon Munier ◽  
Jean-Christophe Calvet ◽  
Joaquin Munoz-Sabater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Snow Depth ◽  
Land Surface Model ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Model Simulations ◽  
In Situ Observations

Abstract. The European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) recently released a first 7-year segment of its latest atmospheric reanalysis: ERA-5 over 2010–2016. ERA-5 important changes relative to ERA-Interim former atmospheric reanalysis include a higher spatial and temporal resolution as well as a more recent model and data assimilation system. ERA-5 is foreseen to replace ERA-Interim reanalysis and one of the main goals of this study is to assess whether ERA5 can enhance the simulation performances with respect to ERA-Interim when it is used to force a Land-Surface-Model (LSM). To that end, both ERA-5 and ERA-Interim are used to force the ISBA (Interactions between Soil, Biosphere, and Atmosphere) LSM fully coupled with the Total Runoff Integrating Pathways (TRIP) scheme adapted for the CNRM (Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques) continental hydrological system within the SURFEX (SURFace Externalisée) modelling platform of Météo-France. Simulations cover the 2010–2016 period at half a degree spatial resolution. ERA-5 impact on the ISBA LSM with respect to ERA-Interim is assessed over a data-rich area: North America. A comprehensive evaluation of ERA-5 impact is conducted using remote sensing and in-situ observations covering a substantial part of the land surface storage and fluxes. The remote sensing observations include: (i) satellite-driven model estimates of land evapotranspiration, (ii) upscaled ground-based observations of gross primary productivity, (iii) satellite derived estimates of surface soil moisture as well as (iv) satellite derived estimates of Leaf Area Index. The in-situ observations cover (i) soil moisture, (ii) turbulent heat fluxes and Net Ecosystem Exchange (NEE), (iii) river discharges and (iv) snow depth. ERA-5 leads to a consistent improvement over ERA-Interim as verified with the use of these 8 independent observations of different land status and of the model simulations forced by ERA-5 when compared with ERAInterim.. This is particularly evident for the land surface variables linked to the terrestrial hydrological cycle while variables linked to vegetation are less impacted. Results also indicate that while precipitation provides, to a large extend, improvements in surface fields (e.g. large improvement in the representation of river discharge and snow depth), the other atmospheric variables play an important role, contributing to the overall improvements. These results highlight the importance of enhanced meteorological forcing quality provided by the new ERA-5 reanalysis, which will pave the way for a new generation of land-surface developments and applications.

scholarly journals Towards a more detailed representation of high-latitude vegetation in the global land surface model ORCHIDEE (ORC-HL-VEGv1.0)

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 4693-4722 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arsène Druel ◽  
Philippe Peylin ◽  
Gerhard Krinner ◽  
Philippe Ciais ◽  
Nicolas Viovy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Net Primary Productivity ◽  
Water Discharge ◽  
Land Surface Model ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
C3 Grasses ◽  
In Situ Observations

Abstract. Simulation of vegetation–climate feedbacks in high latitudes in the ORCHIDEE land surface model was improved by the addition of three new circumpolar plant functional types (PFTs), namely non-vascular plants representing bryophytes and lichens, Arctic shrubs and Arctic C3 grasses. Non-vascular plants are assigned no stomatal conductance, very shallow roots, and can desiccate during dry episodes and become active again during wet periods, which gives them a larger phenological plasticity (i.e. adaptability and resilience to severe climatic constraints) compared to grasses and shrubs. Shrubs have a specific carbon allocation scheme, and differ from trees by their larger survival rates in winter, due to protection by snow. Arctic C3 grasses have the same equations as in the original ORCHIDEE version, but different parameter values, optimised from in situ observations of biomass and net primary productivity (NPP) in Siberia. In situ observations of living biomass and productivity from Siberia were used to calibrate the parameters of the new PFTs using a Bayesian optimisation procedure. With the new PFTs, we obtain a lower NPP by 31 % (from 55° N), as well as a lower roughness length (−41 %), transpiration (−33 %) and a higher winter albedo (by +3.6 %) due to increased snow cover. A simulation of the water balance and runoff and drainage in the high northern latitudes using the new PFTs results in an increase of fresh water discharge in the Arctic ocean by 11 % (+140 km3 yr−1), owing to less evapotranspiration. Future developments should focus on the competition between these three PFTs and boreal tree PFTs, in order to simulate their area changes in response to climate change, and the effect of carbon–nitrogen interactions.

Evaluation of multiple soil moisture products using in-situ observations over China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiqing Li ◽  
Aizhong Ye ◽  
Yuhang Zhang ◽  
Wenwu Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Yellow River ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Land Surface Model ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variation ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Drought Assessment ◽  
In Situ Observations

<p>Soil moisture (SM), a vital variable in the climate system, is applied in many fields. But the existing SM data sets from different sources have great uncertainty, hence need comprehensive verification. In this study, we collected and evaluated ten latest commonly used SM products over China, including four reanalysis data (ERA-Interim, ERA5, NCEP R2 and CFSR/CFSV2), three land surface model products (GLDAS 2.1 Noah, CLSM and VIC) and three remote sensing products (ESA CCI ACTIVE, COMBINED and PASSIVE). These products in their overlap period (2000-2018) were inter-compared in spatial and temporal variation. In addition, their accuracy was verified by a large quantity of in-situ observations. The results show that the ten SM products have roughly similar spatial patterns and small inter-annual differences, but there are still some deviations varying in regions and products. ERA5 displays the most encouraging overall performance in China. The estimates of SM in the northwest of China among all products generally perform poorly on capturing in-situ SM variability due to less coverage of observations. CLSM and ERA5 have a satisfactory correlation coefficient with the observed SM (R>0.7) in the northeast and south of China, respectively. ESA CCI ACTIVE performs with the optimal mean Equitable Threat Score (ETS) value, which indicates the promising ability to drought assessment, followed by CFSR/CFSV2 and ERA5. Specifically, ESA CCI ACTIVE expresses higher ETS in the Yellow River Basin, while CFSR/CFSV2 and ERA5 are more applicable in most areas of the eastern China. This study provides a reasonable reference for the application of SM products in China.</p>

scholarly journals Towards a more detailed representation of high-latitude vegetation in the global land surface model ORCHIDEE (ORC-HL-VEGv1.0)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arsène Druel ◽  
Philippe Peylin ◽  
Gerhard Krinner ◽  
Philippe Ciais ◽  
Nicolas Viovy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Water Discharge ◽  
Land Surface Model ◽  
Bayesian Optimization ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
C3 Grasses ◽  
In Situ Observations

Abstract. To improve the simulation of vegetation-climate feedbacks in the high latitudes, three new circumpolar Plant Functional Types (PFTs) were added in the ORCHIDEE land surface model, namely non-vascular plants (NVPs) representing bryophytes and lichens, arctic shrubs, and arctic C3 grasses. Non-vascular plants are assigned no stomatal conductance, very shallow roots, and can desiccate during dry episodes and become active again during wet periods, which gives them a larger phenological plasticity compared to grasses and shrubs. Shrubs have a specific carbon allocation scheme, and differ from trees by their larger survival rates in winter, due to protection by snow. Arctic C3 grasses have the same equations than in the original ORCHIDEE version, but different parameter values, optimized from in-situ observations of biomass and NPP in Siberia. In situ observations of living biomass and productivity from Siberia were used to calibrate the parameters of the new PFTs using a Bayesian optimization procedure. With the new PFTs, we obtain a lower Net Primary Productivity (NPP) by 31 % (from 55° N), as well as a lower roughness length (−41 %), transpiration (+33 %) and a higher winter albedo (by 3.6 %) due to a larger snow cover. A simulation of the water balance and runoff and drainage in the high northern latitudes using the new PFTs results in an increase of fresh water discharge in the Arctic ocean by 11 % (+140 km−3 y−1), owing to less evapotranspiration. Future developments should focus on the competition between these three PFTs and boreal trees PFTs, in order to simulate their area changes in response to climate change, and the effect of carbon-nitrogen interactions.

scholarly journals Deriving surface soil moisture from reflected GNSS signal observations from a grassland site in southwestern France

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sibo Zhang ◽  
Jean-Christophe Calvet ◽  
José Darrozes ◽  
Nicolas Roussel ◽  
Frédéric Frappart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Land Surface Model ◽  
Ground Surface ◽  
Satellite System ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Global Navigation Satellite ◽  
Grassland Site

Abstract. This work aims to assess the estimation of surface volumetric soil moisture (VSM) using the Global Navigation Satellite System Interferometric Reflectometry (GNSS-IR) technique. Year-round observations were acquired from a grassland site in southwestern France using an antenna consecutively placed at two contrasting heights above the ground surface (3.3 or 29.4 m). The VSM retrievals are compared with two independent reference datasets: in situ observations of soil moisture, and numerical simulations of soil moisture and vegetation biomass from the ISBA (Interactions between Soil, Biosphere and Atmosphere) land surface model. Scaled VSM estimates can be retrieved throughout the year removing vegetation effects by the separation of growth and senescence periods and by the filtering of the GNSS-IR observations that are most affected by vegetation. Antenna height has no significant impact on the quality of VSM estimates. Comparisons between the VSM GNSS-IR retrievals and the in situ VSM observations at a depth of 5 cm show a good agreement (R2 = 0.86 and RMSE = 0.04 m3 m−3). It is shown that the signal is sensitive to the grass litter water content and that this effect triggers differences between VSM retrievals and in situ VSM observations at depths of 1 cm and 5 cm, especially during light rainfall events.

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