Land surface models systematically overestimate the intensity, duration and magnitude of seasonal-scale evaporative droughts

Ukkola, A. M.; De Kauwe, M. G.; Pitman, A. J.; Best, M. J.; Abramowitz, G.; Haverd, V.; Decker, M.; Haughton, N.

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/10/104012

Title: Land surface models systematically overestimate the intensity, duration and magnitude of seasonal-scale evaporative droughts

Journal Article · Thu Oct 13 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Environmental Research Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/10/104012· OSTI ID:1361497

^[1]; De Kauwe, M. G. ^[2]; Pitman, A. J. ^[3]; Best, M. J. ^[4]; Abramowitz, G. ^[5]; Haverd, V. ^[6]; Decker, M. ^[1]; Haughton, N. ^[1]

Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia). ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science
Macquarie Univ., NSW (Australia). Dept. of Biological Sciences
Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia). ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science; Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia). Climate Change Research Centre
Met Office, Devon (United Kingdom)
Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia). ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science; Univ. of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (Australia). Climate Change Research Centre
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Canberra, ACT (Australia). Oceans and Atmosphere (O&A)

Land surface models (LSMs) must accurately simulate observed energy and water fluxes during droughts in order to provide reliable estimates of future water resources. We evaluated 8 different LSMs (14 model versions) for simulating evapotranspiration (ET) during periods of evaporative drought (Edrought) across six flux tower sites. Using an empirically defined Edrought threshold (a decline in ET below the observed 15th percentile), we show that LSMs simulated 58 Edrought days per year, on average, across the six sites, ~3 times as many as the observed 20 d. The simulated Edrought magnitude was ~8 times greater than observed and twice as intense. Our findings point to systematic biases across LSMs when simulating water and energy fluxes under water-stressed conditions. The overestimation of key Edrought characteristics undermines our confidence in the models' capability in simulating realistic drought responses to climate change and has wider implications for phenomena sensitive to soil moisture, including heat waves.

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Research Organization:: Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER); Australian Research Council (ARC)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-04ER63917; FG02-04ER63911

OSTI ID:: 1361497

Journal Information:: Environmental Research Letters, Vol. 11, Issue 10; ISSN 1748-9326

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