Understanding each other's models: an introduction and a standard representation of 16 global water models to support intercomparison, improvement, and communication

Telteu, Camelia-Eliza; Müller Schmied, Hannes; Thiery, Wim; Leng, Guoyong; Burek, Peter; Liu, Xingcai; Boulange, Julien Eric Stanislas; Andersen, Lauren Seaby; Grillakis, Manolis; Gosling, Simon Newland; Satoh, Yusuke; Rakovec, Oldrich; Stacke, Tobias; Chang, Jinfeng; Wanders, Niko; Shah, Harsh Lovekumar; Trautmann, Tim; Mao, Ganquan; Hanasaki, Naota; Koutroulis, Aristeidis; Pokhrel, Yadu; Samaniego, Luis; Wada, Yoshihide; Mishra, Vimal; Liu, Junguo; Döll, Petra; Zhao, Fang; Gädeke, Anne; Rabin, Sam S.; Herz, Florian

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3843-2021

Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3843-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3843-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 6

Review and perspective paper

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24 Jun 2021

Review and perspective paper |

| 24 Jun 2021

Understanding each other's models: an introduction and a standard representation of 16 global water models to support intercomparison, improvement, and communication

Camelia-Eliza Telteu, Hannes Müller Schmied, Wim Thiery, Guoyong Leng, Peter Burek, Xingcai Liu, Julien Eric Stanislas Boulange, Lauren Seaby Andersen, Manolis Grillakis, Simon Newland Gosling, Yusuke Satoh, Oldrich Rakovec, Tobias Stacke, Jinfeng Chang, Niko Wanders, Harsh Lovekumar Shah, Tim Trautmann, Ganquan Mao, Naota Hanasaki, Aristeidis Koutroulis, Yadu Pokhrel, Luis Samaniego, Yoshihide Wada, Vimal Mishra, Junguo Liu, Petra Döll, Fang Zhao, Anne Gädeke, Sam S. Rabin, and Florian Herz

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-14-3843-2021-supplement

Model code and software

ESCOMP/CTSM: Update documentation for release-clm5.0 branch, and fix issues with no-anthro surface dataset creation (Version release-clm5.0.34) CTSM Development Team https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3779821

Community Water Model (CwatM) (Version v1.04) P. Burek, M. Smilovic, Y. Satoh, T. Kahil, L. Guillaumot, T. Tang, P. Greve, and Y. Wada https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3361478

CESM1.2.2_CLM4.5_freeze_ISIMIP2b (Version CESM1.2.2 - CLM4.5) W. Thiery (user, not author) https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4277137

H08 Version 20190101 N. Hanasaki https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4263375

mesoscale Hydrologic Model (Version v5.8) L. Samaniego, R. Kumar, J. Mai, M. Zink, S. Thober, M. Cuntz, O.Rakovec, D. Schäfer, M. Schrön, J. Brenner, C. M. Demirel, M. Kaluza, B. Langenberg, S. Stisen, S. and S. Attinger https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1069203

PCR-GLOBWB 2 input files version 2017_11_beta_1 (Version v_2017_11_beta_1) E. Sutanudjaja, R. van Beek, N. Wanders, Y. Wada, J. Bosmans, N. Drost, R. van der Ent, I. de Graaf, J. Hoch, K. de Jong, D. Karssenberg, P. López López, S. Peßenteiner, O. Schmitz, M. Straatsma, E. Vannametee, D. Wisser, M., and Bierkens, M. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1045339

Water And ecosYstem Simulator (Version v1.0) G. Mao and J. Liu https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4255008

Varibale Infiltration Capacity (VIC) Model for ISIMIP2B (Global Water Sector) Harsh Shah and Vimal Mishra http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4247673

Short summary

We analyse water storage compartments, water flows, and human water use sectors included in 16 global water models that provide simulations for the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project phase 2b. We develop a standard writing style for the model equations. We conclude that even though hydrologic processes are often based on similar equations, in the end these equations have been adjusted, or the models have used different values for specific parameters or specific variables.