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Land surface model (LSM version 1.0) for ecological, hydrological, and atmospheric studies: Technical description and user`s guide. Technical note

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:442360
This technical note describes version 1 of the LSM land surface model. In this model, land surface processes are described in terms of biophysical fluxes (latent heat, sensible heat, momentum, reflected solar radiation, emitted longwave radiation) and biochemical fluxes (CO2) that depend on the ecological and hydrologic state of the land. Consequently, ecological and hydrological sub-models are needed to simulate temporal changes in terrestrial biomass and water.
Research Organization:
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO (United States). Climate and Global Dynamics Div.
OSTI ID:
442360
Report Number(s):
PB--97-131494/XAB; NCAR/TN--417-STR
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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