Articles | Volume 13, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-3925-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-13-3925-2020
Model evaluation paper
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01 Sep 2020
Model evaluation paper |  | 01 Sep 2020

The latest improvements with SURFEX v8.0 of the Safran–Isba–Modcou hydrometeorological model for France

Patrick Le Moigne, François Besson, Eric Martin, Julien Boé, Aaron Boone, Bertrand Decharme, Pierre Etchevers, Stéphanie Faroux, Florence Habets, Matthieu Lafaysse, Delphine Leroux, and Fabienne Rousset-Regimbeau

Data sets

Supplement of gmd-2020-31 [Data set] Patrick Le Moigne https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3685899

Model code and software

Supplement of gmd-2020-31 [Data set] Patrick Le Moigne https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3685899

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Short summary
The study describes how a hydrometeorological model, operational at Météo-France, has been improved. Particular emphasis is placed on the impact of climatic data, surface, and soil parametrizations on the model results. Model simulations and evaluations carried out on a variety of measurements of river flows and snow depths are presented. All improvements in climate, surface data, and model physics have a positive impact on system performance.