TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of root distribution for climate simulation over land
AU - Zeng, Xubin
AU - Dai, Yong Jiu
AU - Dickinson, Robert E.
AU - Shaikh, Muhammad
PY - 1998/12/15
Y1 - 1998/12/15
N2 - A comprehensive global root database is used to derive vertical root distribution and rooting depth for various vegetation categories in one of the most widely-used land models; i.e., the Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme (BATS). Using a variety of observational datasets, observed root distribution is found to significantly improves the offline simulation of surface water and energy balance. Global climate modeling further demonstrates that observed root distribution primarily affects latent heat flux and soil wetness over tropical and midlatitude land, respectively.
AB - A comprehensive global root database is used to derive vertical root distribution and rooting depth for various vegetation categories in one of the most widely-used land models; i.e., the Biosphere-Atmosphere Transfer Scheme (BATS). Using a variety of observational datasets, observed root distribution is found to significantly improves the offline simulation of surface water and energy balance. Global climate modeling further demonstrates that observed root distribution primarily affects latent heat flux and soil wetness over tropical and midlatitude land, respectively.
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U2 - 10.1029/1998GL900216
DO - 10.1029/1998GL900216
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0032535039
SN - 0094-8276
VL - 25
SP - 4533
EP - 4536
JO - Geophysical Research Letters
JF - Geophysical Research Letters
IS - 24
ER -