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RP3 Drought Report – December 2020

December 14, 2020 11:01 am Published by Comments Off on RP3 Drought Report – December 2020

A major component of the research in the Drought program over the past four months has focused on the interface between real-world data and climate models. The aim of much of this research has been to improve how land surface models represent some of the key processes that influence the length, and severity of drought.

Research brief: Land surface models struggle to reproduce evaporative processes

November 27, 2020 9:34 am Published by Comments Off on Research brief: Land surface models struggle to reproduce evaporative processes

This paper details a new approach to evaluating the performance of land surface models, the component of climate and weather models that simulates land surface processes. It focuses on the cycle of solar radiation during daylight hours and how the energy from the sun is exchanged between the land surface and lower atmosphere.