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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-5131-2023
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Model description paper
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08 Sep 2023
Model description paper |
| 08 Sep 2023
| 08 Sep 2023
Modernizing the open-source community Noah with multi-parameterization options (Noah-MP) land surface model (version 5.0) with enhanced modularity, interoperability, and applicability
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado,
USA
Prasanth Valayamkunnath
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado,
USA
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram,
India
Michael Barlage
NOAA Environmental Modeling Center (EMC), College Park, Maryland, USA
Fei Chen
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado,
USA
David Gochis
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado,
USA
Ryan Cabell
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado,
USA
Tim Schneider
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado,
USA
Roy Rasmussen
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado,
USA
Guo-Yue Niu
Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Zong-Liang Yang
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
Dev Niyogi
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Texas Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
Michael Ek
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Boulder, Colorado,
USA
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Short summary
Noah-MP is one of the most widely used open-source community land surface models in the world, designed for applications ranging from uncoupled land surface and ecohydrological process studies to coupled numerical weather prediction and decadal climate simulations. To facilitate model developments and applications, we modernize Noah-MP by adopting modern Fortran code and data structures and standards, which substantially enhance model modularity, interoperability, and applicability.
Noah-MP is one of the most widely used open-source community land surface models in the world,...
