Land Surface Atmosphere Interactions For Climate Modeling
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Land Surface Atmosphere Interactions For Climate Modeling
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Author : E.F. Wood
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Land Surface Atmosphere Interactions For Climate Modeling written by E.F. Wood and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
It is well known that the interactions between land surfaces and the atmosphere, and the resulting exchanges in water and energy have a tremendous affect on climate. The inadequate representation of land-atmosphere interactions is a major weakness in current climate models, and is providing the motivation for the HAPEX and ISLSCP experiments as well as the proposed Global Energy and Water Experiment (GEWEX) and the Earth Observing System (EOS) mission. The inadequate representation reflects the recognition that the well-known phys ical relationships, which are well described at small scales, result in different relationships when represented at the scales used in climate models. Understanding this transition in the mathematical relationships with increased space-time scales appears to be very difficult, and has led to different approaches; at one extreme, the famous "bucket" model where the land-surface is a simple one layer storage without vegetation; the other extreme may be Seller's Simple Biosphere Model (Sib) where one big leaf covers the climate model grid. Given the heterogeneous nature of landforms, soils and vegetation within a climate model grid, the development of new land surface parameterizations, and their verification through large scale experiments is perceived to be a challenging area of research for the hydrology and meteorology communities. This book evolved from a workshop held at Princeton University to explore the status of land surface parameterizations within climate models, and how observa tional data can be used to assess these parameterizations and improve models.
Land Surface Atmosphere Interactions For Climate Modeling
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Author : E. F. Wood
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990-12-31
Land Surface Atmosphere Interactions For Climate Modeling written by E. F. Wood and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-12-31 with categories.
Ocean Atmosphere Interaction And Climate Modeling
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Author : Boris A. Kagan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1995-03-09
Ocean Atmosphere Interaction And Climate Modeling written by Boris A. Kagan and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03-09 with Science categories.
A comprehensive 1995 treatment of all aspects of ocean-atmosphere interactions, for advanced students and professional researchers.
A Climate Modelling Primer
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Author : Kendal McGuffie
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2013-04-10
A Climate Modelling Primer written by Kendal McGuffie and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-10 with Science categories.
As a consequence of recent increased awareness of the social and political dimensions of climate, many non-specialists discover a need for information about the variety of available climate models. A Climate Modelling Primer, Third Edition explains the basis and mechanisms of all types of current physically-based climate models. A thoroughly revised and updated edition, this book assists the reader in understanding the complexities and applicabilities of today’s wide range of climate models. Topics covered include the latest techniques for modelling the coupled biosphere-ocean-atmosphere system, information on current practical aspects of climate modelling and ways to evaluate and exploit the results, discussion of Earth System Models of Intermediate Complexity (EMICs), and interactive exercises based on Energy Balance Model (EBM) and the Daisyworld model. Source codes and results from a range of model types allows readers to make their own climate simulations and to view the results of the latest high resolution models. The accompanying CD contains: A suite of resources for those wishing to learn more about climate modelling. A range of model visualisations. Data from climate models for use in the classroom. Windows and Macintosh programs for an Energy Balance Model. Selected figures from the book for inclusion in presentations and lectures. Suitable for 3rd/4th year undergraduates taking courses in climate modelling, economic forecasting, computer science, environmental science, geography and oceanography. Also of relevance to researchers and professionals working in related disciplines with climate models or who need accessible technical background to climate modelling predictions.
Frontiers Of Climate Modeling
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Author : J. T. Kiehl
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-06-30
Frontiers Of Climate Modeling written by J. T. Kiehl and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-30 with Science categories.
The physics and dynamics of the atmosphere and atmosphere-ocean interactions provide the foundation of modern climate models, upon which our understanding of the chemistry and biology of ocean and land surface processes are built. Originally published in 2006, Frontiers of Climate Modeling captures developments in modeling the atmosphere, and their implications for our understanding of climate change, whether due to natural or anthropogenic causes. Emphasis is on elucidating how greenhouse gases and aerosols are altering the radiative forcing of the climate system and the sensitivity of the system to such perturbations. An expert team of authors address key aspects of the atmospheric greenhouse effect, clouds, aerosols, atmospheric radiative transfer, deep convection dynamics, large scale ocean dynamics, stratosphere-troposphere interactions, and coupled ocean-atmosphere model development. The book is an important reference for researchers and advanced students interested in the forces driving the climate system and how they are modeled by climate scientists.
Climate Variability And Extremes During The Past 100 Years
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Author : Stefan Brönnimann
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-12-20
Climate Variability And Extremes During The Past 100 Years written by Stefan Brönnimann and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-20 with Science categories.
This volume provides an up to date overview of climate variability during the 20th century in the context of natural and anthropogenic variability. It compiles a number of contributions to a workshop held in Gwatt, Switzerland, in July 2006 dealing with different aspects of climate change, variability, and extremes during the past 100 years. The individual contributions cover a broad range of topics. The volume fills a gap in this exciting field of research.
Quantification Of Land Atmosphere Coupling And Implications For Drought Persistence In Observations And Model Simulations Of 20th Century Climate And 21st Century Climate Change
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Author : Erica E. Bickford
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Quantification Of Land Atmosphere Coupling And Implications For Drought Persistence In Observations And Model Simulations Of 20th Century Climate And 21st Century Climate Change written by Erica E. Bickford and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with categories.
Modelling Aspects Of Land Atmosphere Interaction
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Author : Catherine Mary Luke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
Modelling Aspects Of Land Atmosphere Interaction written by Catherine Mary Luke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with categories.
The land (or 'terrestrial') biosphere strongly influences the exchange of carbon, energy and water between the land surface and the atmosphere. The size of theland carbon store and the magnitude of the interannual variability of the carbonexchange make models of the land surface a vital component in climate models. This thesis addresses two aspects of land surface modelling: soil respiration andphenology modelling, using different techniques with the goal of improving modelrepresentation of land-atmosphere interaction. The release of heat associated with soil respiration is neglected in the vast majorityof large-scale models but may be critically important under certain circumstances. In this thesis, the effect of this heat release is considered in two ways. Firstly, adeliberately simple model for soil temperature and soil carbon, including biologicalheating, is constructed to investigate the effect of thermal energy generated bymicrobial respiration on soil temperature and soil carbon stocks, specifically inorganic soils. Secondly, the mechanism for biological self-heating is implementedin the Joint UK Land Environment Simulator (JULES), in order to investigate theimpacts of the extra feedback in a complex model. With the intention of improving estimates of the parameters governing modelledland surface processes, a data assimilation system based on the JULES land surfacemodel is presented. The ADJULES data assimilation system uses information from the derivative of JULES (or adjoint) to search for a locally optimum parameter setby calibrating against observations. In this thesis, ADJULES is used with satellite-derivedvegetation indices to improve the modelling of phenology in JULES.
Land Surface Hydrology Meteorology And Climate
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Author : Venkataraman Lakshmi
language : en
Publisher: American Geophysical Union
Release Date : 2001-01-09
Land Surface Hydrology Meteorology And Climate written by Venkataraman Lakshmi and has been published by American Geophysical Union this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-01-09 with Science categories.
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Science and Application Series, Volume 3. Land surface hydrology integrates various physical, chemical and biological processes that occur above, on, and below the surface of the Earth. As a result, it is critical to accurately account for land surface processes within predictive models of hydrology, meteorology, and climate. One of our main difficulties, however, concerns the broad range of spatial and temporal scales that characterize land surface hydrological processes. For example, we determine infiltration by pore scale physics, while soil hydraulic conductivity remains a field scale property. Photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration occur at the leaf scale. Runoff is a catchment scale process, and the variability of groundwater storage is a regional scale issue. Turbulence in land-atmosphere exchanges of heat, moisture, and momentum occur on the order of seconds to minutes, while variations in land surface and air temperatures occur much more gradually: on the order of hours. The persistence of floods and droughts is seasonal to annual, and so is the effect of El Nino on regional hydrology. Long-term climate effects occur much more slowly, on the order of years to decades.
Beyond Global Warming
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Author : Syukuro Manabe
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2020-01-14
Beyond Global Warming written by Syukuro Manabe and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-14 with Science categories.
From Nobel Prize winner Syukuro Manabe and Anthony Broccoli, a definitive account of how we have come to understand the fundamental processes behind global warming Syukuro Manabe is perhaps the leading pioneer of modern climate modeling. Beyond Global Warming is his compelling firsthand account of how the scientific community came to understand the human causes of climate change, and how numerical models using the world’s most powerful computers have been instrumental to these vital discoveries. Joined by atmospheric scientist Anthony Broccoli, Manabe shows how climate models have been used as virtual laboratories for examining the complex planetary interactions of atmosphere, ocean, and land. Manabe and Broccoli use these studies as the basis for a broader discussion of human-induced global warming—and what the future may hold for a warming planet. They tell the stories of early trailblazers such as Svante Arrhenius, the legendary Swedish scientist who created the first climate model of Earth more than a century ago, and they provide rare insights into Manabe’s own groundbreaking work over the past five decades. Expertly walking readers through key breakthroughs, they explain why increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide has caused temperatures to rise in the troposphere yet fall in the stratosphere, why the warming of the planet’s surface differs by hemisphere, why drought is becoming more frequent in arid regions despite the global increase in precipitation, and much more. Authoritative and illuminating, Beyond Global Warming is an invaluable insider’s look at some of today’s most cutting-edge Earth science, and a rare window into a brilliant scientific mind.