Open AccessLand‐surface simulations improve atmospheric modeling
Author(s) -
HendersonSellers A.,
Pitman A. J.,
Irannejad P.,
McGuffie K.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2002eo000091
Subject(s) - environmental science , climate model , surface (topology) , atmospheric model , climate change , climatology , meteorology , atmospheric research , environmental resource management , geography , geology , mathematics , oceanography , geometry
Because weather and climate near the land surface influence most of our social and economic activities, realistic simulation of continental near‐surface climate is important for day‐to‐day decision‐making and for policy development relating to—for example—climate change.The need for correct and validated land‐surface processes in atmospheric simulations, acknowledged by many scientists in the past few decades, has prompted the development of a large number of land‐surface parameterization schemes with varying degrees of complexity designed to improve the prediction of near‐surface climate in global atmospheric models. The Project for Intercomparison of Land‐Surface Parameterization Schemes (PUPS) offers a methodology for intercomparing and analyzing land‐surface simulations that benefits the atmospheric modeling community worldwide.