Articles | Volume 15, issue 8
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-3405-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-15-3405-2022
Model evaluation paper
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28 Apr 2022
Model evaluation paper |  | 28 Apr 2022

Improved runoff simulations for a highly varying soil depth and complex terrain watershed in the Loess Plateau with the Community Land Model version 5

Jiming Jin, Lei Wang, Jie Yang, Bingcheng Si, and Guo-Yue Niu

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This study aimed to improve runoff simulations and explore deep soil hydrological processes for a highly varying soil depth and complex terrain watershed in the Loess Plateau, China. The actual soil depths and river channels were incorporated into the model to better simulate the runoff in this watershed. The soil evaporation scheme was modified to better describe the evaporation processes. Our results showed that the model significantly improved the runoff simulations.