Articles | Volume 17, issue 4
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-1869-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-1869-2024
Methods for assessment of models
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29 Feb 2024
Methods for assessment of models |  | 29 Feb 2024

Accurate assessment of land–atmosphere coupling in climate models requires high-frequency data output

Kirsten L. Findell, Zun Yin, Eunkyo Seo, Paul A. Dirmeyer, Nathan P. Arnold, Nathaniel Chaney, Megan D. Fowler, Meng Huang, David M. Lawrence, Po-Lun Ma, and Joseph A. Santanello Jr.

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We outline a request for sub-daily data to accurately capture the process-level connections between land states, surface fluxes, and the boundary layer response. This high-frequency model output will allow for more direct comparison with observational field campaigns on process-relevant timescales, enable demonstration of inter-model spread in land–atmosphere coupling processes, and aid in targeted identification of sources of deficiencies and opportunities for improvement of the models.
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