Abstract: The soil moisture state simulated by a land surface model is a highly model-dependent quantity, meaning that the direct transfer of one model?s soil moisture into another can lead to a fundamental, and potentially detrimental, ...

Abstract: AbstractIn the mid-twentieth century (1948?57), North America experienced a severe drought forced by cold tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures (SSTs). If these SSTs recurred, it would likely cause another drought, but ...

Abstract: Modern agricultural land cover and management are important as regional climate forcings. Previous work has shown that land cover change can significantly impact key climate variables, including turbulent fluxes, precipitation, ...