The CCSM4 land simulation, 1850-2005: Assessment of surface climate and new capabilities

Journal of Climate

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2240-2260

  Lawrence, David M ^a   Oleson, Keith W ^a   Flanner, Mark G ^b   Fletcher, Christopher G ^c   Lawrence, Peter J ^a   Levis, Samuel ^a   Swenson, Sean C ^a   Bonan, Gordon B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Biosphere atmosphere interaction; Climate models; Land surface model; Model evaluation performance

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL DEPOSITION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL CYCLE; ATMOSPHERE-LAND INTERACTION; AUSTRALIA; BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELS; BIOSPHERE-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTION; CARBON FLUXES; COMMUNITY CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL; COMMUNITY LAND MODELS; EARTH SYSTEMS; HIGH LATITUDES; HISTORICAL SIMULATION; LAND COVER; LAND SURFACE; LAND SURFACE MODELS; LAND-USE CHANGE; MODEL EVALUATION/PERFORMANCE; NET ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTION; OFFLINE; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; SOIL WATER STORAGE; SUBMODELS; SURFACE ALBEDO; SURFACE CLIMATE; URBAN AREAS; URBAN CANYONS;

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH (PLANET); FORESTRY; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LAND USE; PERMAFROST; RURAL AREAS; SNOW; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLAR RADIATION; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOSPHERE; CARBON; CLIMATE MODELING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LAND COVER; LAND SURFACE; LAND USE CHANGE; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIATIVE FORCING; SOIL WATER; URBAN AREA; WATER STORAGE;

EID: 84856829193     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JCLI-D-11-00103.1     Document Type: Review

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