Land–Atmosphere Interactions: The LoCo PerspectiveSource: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2017:;volume 099:;issue 006::page 1253Author:Santanello, Joseph A.
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Dirmeyer, Paul A.
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Ferguson, Craig R.
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Findell, Kirsten L.
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Tawfik, Ahmed B.
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Berg, Alexis
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Ek, Michael
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Gentine, Pierre
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Guillod, Benoit P.
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van Heerwaarden, Chiel
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Roundy, Joshua
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Wulfmeyer, Volker
DOI: 10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0001.1Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: AbstractLand?atmosphere (L-A) interactions are a main driver of Earth?s surface water and energy budgets; as such, they modulate near-surface climate, including clouds and precipitation, and can influence the persistence of extremes such as drought. Despite their importance, the representation of L-A interactions in weather and climate models remains poorly constrained, as they involve a complex set of processes that are difficult to observe in nature. In addition, a complete understanding of L-A processes requires interdisciplinary expertise and approaches that transcend traditional research paradigms and communities. To address these issues, the international Global Energy and Water Exchanges project (GEWEX) Global Land?Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) panel has supported ?L-A coupling? as one of its core themes for well over a decade. Under this initiative, several successful land surface and global climate modeling projects have identified hot spots of L-A coupling and helped quantify the role of land surface states in weather and climate predictability. GLASS formed the Local Land?Atmosphere Coupling (LoCo) project and working group to examine L-A interactions at the process level, focusing on understanding and quantifying these processes in nature and evaluating them in models. LoCo has produced an array of L-A coupling metrics for different applications and scales and has motivated a growing number of young scientists from around the world. This article provides an overview of the LoCo effort, including metric and model applications, along with scientific and programmatic developments and challenges.
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contributor author | Santanello, Joseph A. | |
contributor author | Dirmeyer, Paul A. | |
contributor author | Ferguson, Craig R. | |
contributor author | Findell, Kirsten L. | |
contributor author | Tawfik, Ahmed B. | |
contributor author | Berg, Alexis | |
contributor author | Ek, Michael | |
contributor author | Gentine, Pierre | |
contributor author | Guillod, Benoit P. | |
contributor author | van Heerwaarden, Chiel | |
contributor author | Roundy, Joshua | |
contributor author | Wulfmeyer, Volker | |
date accessioned | 2019-09-19T10:08:17Z | |
date available | 2019-09-19T10:08:17Z | |
date copyright | 12/12/2017 12:00:00 AM | |
date issued | 2017 | |
identifier other | bams-d-17-0001.1.pdf | |
identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl1/handle/yetl/4261960 | |
description abstract | AbstractLand?atmosphere (L-A) interactions are a main driver of Earth?s surface water and energy budgets; as such, they modulate near-surface climate, including clouds and precipitation, and can influence the persistence of extremes such as drought. Despite their importance, the representation of L-A interactions in weather and climate models remains poorly constrained, as they involve a complex set of processes that are difficult to observe in nature. In addition, a complete understanding of L-A processes requires interdisciplinary expertise and approaches that transcend traditional research paradigms and communities. To address these issues, the international Global Energy and Water Exchanges project (GEWEX) Global Land?Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) panel has supported ?L-A coupling? as one of its core themes for well over a decade. Under this initiative, several successful land surface and global climate modeling projects have identified hot spots of L-A coupling and helped quantify the role of land surface states in weather and climate predictability. GLASS formed the Local Land?Atmosphere Coupling (LoCo) project and working group to examine L-A interactions at the process level, focusing on understanding and quantifying these processes in nature and evaluating them in models. LoCo has produced an array of L-A coupling metrics for different applications and scales and has motivated a growing number of young scientists from around the world. This article provides an overview of the LoCo effort, including metric and model applications, along with scientific and programmatic developments and challenges. | |
publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
title | Land–Atmosphere Interactions: The LoCo Perspective | |
type | Journal Paper | |
journal volume | 99 | |
journal issue | 6 | |
journal title | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society | |
identifier doi | 10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0001.1 | |
journal fristpage | 1253 | |
journal lastpage | 1272 | |
tree | Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society:;2017:;volume 099:;issue 006 | |
contenttype | Fulltext |