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Statistical Analyses of Land–Atmosphere Feedbacks and Their Possible Pitfalls
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In some regions of the world, soil moisture has a typical memory for atmospheric processes and can also feed back to the latter. Thus, a better understanding of feedbacks between soil moisture and the atmosphere could ...
Variability of Soil Moisture and Sea Surface Temperatures Similarly Important for Warm-Season Land Climate in the Community Earth System Model
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: oth sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and soil moisture (SM) can influence climate over land. This paper presents a comprehensive comparison of SM versus SST impacts on land climate in the warm season. The authors perform ...
Seasonal Variations in Terrestrial Water Storage for Major Midlatitude River Basins
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: This paper presents a new diagnostic dataset of monthly variations in terrestrial water storage for 37 midlatitude river basins in Europe, Asia, North America, and Australia. Terrestrial water storage is the sum of all ...
A Revised Framework for Analyzing Soil Moisture Memory in Climate Data: Derivation and Interpretation
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: A revised framework for the analysis of soil moisture memory characteristics of climate models and observational data is derived from the approach proposed by Koster and Suarez. The resulting equation allows the expression ...
Inferring Changes in Terrestrial Water Storage Using ERA-40 Reanalysis Data: The Mississippi River Basin
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Terrestrial water storage is an essential part of the hydrological cycle, encompassing crucial elements of the climate system, such as soil moisture, groundwater, snow, and land ice. On a regional scale, it is however not ...
Historical Land-Cover Change Impacts on Climate: Comparative Assessment of LUCID and CMIP5 Multimodel Experiments
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: uring the industrial period, many regions experienced a reduction in forest cover and an expansion of agricultural areas, in particular North America, northern Eurasia, and South Asia. Here, results from the Land-Use and ...
Inferring Soil Moisture Memory from Streamflow Observations Using a Simple Water Balance Model
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: oil moisture is known for its integrative behavior and resulting memory characteristics. Soil moisture anomalies can persist for weeks or even months into the future, making initial soil moisture a potentially important ...
How Important is Vegetation Phenology for European Climate and Heat Waves?
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: t has been hypothesized that vegetation phenology may play an important role for the midlatitude climate. This study investigates the impact of interannual and intraseasonal variations in phenology on European climate using ...
Parameter Sensitivity in LSMs: An Analysis Using Stochastic Soil Moisture Models and ELDAS Soil Parameters
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Integration of simulated and observed states through data assimilation as well as model evaluation requires a realistic representation of soil moisture in land surface models (LSMs). However, soil moisture in LSMs is ...
Soil Moisture Memory in AGCM Simulations: Analysis of Global Land–Atmosphere Coupling Experiment (GLACE) Data
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Soil moisture memory is a key aspect of land?atmosphere interaction and has major implications for seasonal forecasting. Because of a severe lack of soil moisture observations on most continents, existing analyses of ...