scholarly journals Supplementary material to "Multi-variable, multi-configuration testing of ORCHIDEE land surface model water flux and storage estimates across semi-arid sites in the southwestern US"

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha MacBean ◽  
Russell L. Scott ◽  
Joel A. Biederman ◽  
Catherine Ottlé ◽  
Nicolas Vuichard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Surface ◽  
Water Flux ◽  
Land Surface Model ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Supplementary Material ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Semi Arid ◽  
Model Water

scholarly journals Observed nighttime conductance alters modeled global hydrology and carbon budgets

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 10339-10363 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Lombardozzi ◽  
M. J. B. Zeppel ◽  
R. A. Fisher ◽  
A. Tawfik
Keyword(s):  
Stomatal Conductance ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Arid Regions ◽  
Land Surface Model ◽  
Carbon Gain ◽  
Surface Model ◽  
Land Surface Models ◽  
Climate Simulations ◽  
Surface Models ◽  
Semi Arid

Abstract. The terrestrial biosphere regulates climate through carbon, water, and energy exchanges with the atmosphere. Land surface models estimate plant transpiration, which is actively regulated by stomatal pores, and provide projections essential for understanding Earth's carbon and water resources. Empirical evidence from 204 species suggests that significant amounts of water are lost through leaves at night, though land surface models typically reduce stomatal conductance to nearly zero at night. Here, we apply observed nighttime stomatal conductance values to a global land surface model, to better constrain carbon and water budgets. We find that our modifications increase transpiration up to 5 % globally, reduce modeled available soil moisture by up to 50 % in semi-arid regions, and increase the importance of the land surface on modulating energy fluxes. Carbon gain declines up to ~ 4 % globally and > 25 % in semi-arid regions. We advocate for realistic constraints of minimum stomatal conductance in future climate simulations, and widespread field observations to improve parameterizations.

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