Simple process-led algorithms for simulating habitats (SPLASH v.2.0): robust calculations of water and energy fluxes

Sandoval, David; Prentice, Iain Colin; Nóbrega, Rodolfo L. B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4229-2024

Articles | Volume 17, issue 10

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4229-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-4229-2024

© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 10

Model description paper

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24 May 2024

Model description paper |

| 24 May 2024

Simple process-led algorithms for simulating habitats (SPLASH v.2.0): robust calculations of water and energy fluxes

David Sandoval, Iain Colin Prentice, and Rodolfo L. B. Nóbrega

Data sets

dsval/rsplash: Simple process-led algorithms for simulating habitats (SPLASH v.2.0): calibration-free calculations of water and energy fluxes (GMD_preprint) David Sandoval https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10047627

Model code and software

dsval/splashTools: splashTools (splashTools) David Sandoval https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11220559

Short summary

Numerous estimates of water and energy balances depend on empirical equations requiring site-specific calibration, posing risks of "the right answers for the wrong reasons". We introduce novel first-principles formulations to calculate key quantities without requiring local calibration, matching predictions from complex land surface models.