The Rhône-Aggregation Land Surface Scheme Intercomparison Project: An Overview

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Authors

Aaron Boone · Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques

Florence Habets · Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques

J. Noilhan · Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques

Douglas B. Clark · UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Paul A. Dirmeyer · Institute of Global Environment and Society

Suzy Fox · Macquarie University

Yeugeniy M. Gusev

Abstract

The Rho ne-Aggregation (Rho ne-AGG) Land Surface Scheme (LSS) intercomparison project is an initiative within the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX)/Global Land-Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) panel of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). It is a intermediate step leading up to the next phase of the Global Soil Wetness Project (GSWP) (Phase 2), for which there will be a broader investigation of the aggregation between global scales (GSWP-1) and the river scale. This project makes use of the Rho ne modeling system, which was developed in recent years by the French research community in order to study the continental water cycle on a regional scale.

Topics & Keywords

Climate variability and models Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Cryospheric studies and observations

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Climate action

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Climate

Volume 17, Issue 1, pp. 187-208

DOI: 10.1175/1520-0442(2004)017<0187:trlssi>2.0.co;2

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