Articles | Volume 18, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4979-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4979-2014
Research article
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10 Dec 2014
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2014

Evaluation of root water uptake in the ISBA-A-gs land surface model using agricultural yield statistics over France

N. Canal, J.-C. Calvet, B. Decharme, D. Carrer, S. Lafont, and G. Pigeon

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (19 Aug 2014) by Nunzio Romano
AR by Jean-Christophe Calvet on behalf of the Authors (30 Sep 2014)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (09 Oct 2014) by Nunzio Romano
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (24 Oct 2014)
RR by Anonymous Referee #3 (24 Oct 2014)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (28 Oct 2014) by Nunzio Romano
AR by Jean-Christophe Calvet on behalf of the Authors (02 Nov 2014)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (12 Nov 2014) by Nunzio Romano
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Short summary
Regional French agricultural yield statistics are used to benchmark root water uptake representations in the ISBA-A-gs model. Key model parameters governing the inter-annual variability of the simulated biomass are retrieved. A complex multi-layer soil hydrology model does not outperform a simple bulk root-zone reservoir approach. This could be explained by missing processes/information in the model such as hydraulic redistribution and detailed soil properties.