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A senstitivity study of the ground hydrologic model using data generated by an atmospheric general circulation model

Author:
Sun, S. F.
Published:
JAN 1, 1985.
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The Ground Hydrologic Model (GHM) developed for use in an atmospheric general circulation model (GCM) has been refined. A series of sensitivity studies of the new version of the GHM were conducted for the purpose of understanding the role played by various physical parameters in the GHM. The following refinements have been made: (1) the GHM is coupled directly with the planetary boundary layer (PBL); (2) a bulk vegetation layer is added with a more realistic large-scale parameterization; and (3) the infiltration rate is modified. This version GHM has been tested using input data derived from a GCM simulation run for eight North America regions for 45 days. The results are compared with those of the resident GHM in the GCM. The daily average of grid surface temperatures from both models agree reasonably well in phase and magnitude. However, large difference exists in one or two regions on some days. The daily average evapotranspiration is in general 10 to 30% less than the corresponding value given by the resident GHM.
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NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
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Document ID: 19860018229.
Accession ID: 86N27701.
NASA-CR-177285.
NAS 1.26:177285.
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