Articles | Volume 25, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4099-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4099-2021
Research article
 | 
14 Jul 2021
Research article |  | 14 Jul 2021

Land surface modeling over the Dry Chaco: the impact of model structures, and soil, vegetation and land cover parameters

Michiel Maertens, Gabriëlle J. M. De Lannoy, Sebastian Apers, Sujay V. Kumar, and Sarith P. P. Mahanama

Related authors

Advancing snow data assimilation with a dynamic observation uncertainty
Devon Dunmire, Michel Bechtold, Lucas Boeykens, and Gabriëlle J. M. De Lannoy
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2306,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2306, 2025
This preprint is open for discussion and under review for The Cryosphere (TC).
Short summary
A Review of Current Best Practices and Future Directions in Assimilating GRACE/-FO Terrestrial Water Storage Data into Numerical Models
Anne Springer, Gabriëlle De Lannoy, Matthew Rodell, Yorck Ewerdwalbesloh, Helena Gerdener, Mehdi Khaki, Bailing Li, Fupeng Li, Maike Schumacher, Natthachet Tangdamrongsub, Mohammad J. Tourian, Wanshu Nie, and Jürgen Kusche
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2058,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-2058, 2025
This preprint is open for discussion and under review for Hydrology and Earth System Sciences (HESS).
Short summary
Benchmarking and evaluating the NASA Land Information System (version 7.5.2) coupled with the refactored Noah-MP land surface model (version 5.0)
Cenlin He, Tzu-Shun Lin, David M. Mocko, Ronnie Abolafia-Rosenzweig, Jerry W. Wegiel, and Sujay V. Kumar
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-4176,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-4176, 2025
Short summary
Reactive nitrogen in and around the northeastern and mid-Atlantic US: sources, sinks, and connections with ozone
Min Huang, Gregory R. Carmichael, Kevin W. Bowman, Isabelle De Smedt, Andreas Colliander, Michael H. Cosh, Sujay V. Kumar, Alex B. Guenther, Scott J. Janz, Ryan M. Stauffer, Anne M. Thompson, Niko M. Fedkin, Robert J. Swap, John D. Bolten, and Alicia T. Joseph
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 1449–1476, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1449-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1449-2025, 2025
Short summary
HESS Opinions: Towards a common vision for the future of hydrological observatories
Paolo Nasta, Günter Blöschl, Heye R. Bogena, Steffen Zacharias, Roland Baatz, Gabriëlle De Lannoy, Karsten H. Jensen, Salvatore Manfreda, Laurent Pfister, Ana M. Tarquis, Ilja van Meerveld, Marc Voltz, Yijian Zeng, William Kustas, Xin Li, Harry Vereecken, and Nunzio Romano
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 29, 465–483, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-465-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-465-2025, 2025
Short summary

Related subject area

Subject: Global hydrology | Techniques and Approaches: Modelling approaches
Mapping groundwater-dependent ecosystems using a high-resolution global groundwater model
Nicole Gyakowah Otoo, Edwin H. Sutanudjaja, Michelle T. H. van Vliet, Aafke M. Schipper, and Marc F. P. Bierkens
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 29, 2153–2165, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2153-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-2153-2025, 2025
Short summary
Can large-scale tree cover change negate climate change impacts on future water availability?
Freek Engel, Anne J. Hoek van Dijke, Caspar T. J. Roebroek, and Imme Benedict
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 29, 1895–1918, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-1895-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-1895-2025, 2025
Short summary
Impact of runoff schemes on global flow discharge: a comprehensive analysis using the Noah-MP and CaMa-Flood models
Mohamed Hamitouche, Giorgia Fosser, Alessandro Anav, Cenlin He, and Tzu-Shun Lin
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 29, 1221–1240, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-1221-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-1221-2025, 2025
Short summary
The benefits and trade-offs of multi-variable calibration of the WaterGAP global hydrological model (WGHM) in the Ganges and Brahmaputra basins
Howlader Mohammad Mehedi Hasan, Petra Döll, Seyed-Mohammad Hosseini-Moghari, Fabrice Papa, and Andreas Güntner
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 29, 567–596, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-567-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-29-567-2025, 2025
Short summary
Representation of a two-way coupled irrigation system in the Common Land Model
Shulei Zhang, Hongbin Liang, Fang Li, Xingjie Lu, and Yongjiu Dai
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-4093,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-4093, 2025
Short summary

Cited articles

Albergel, C., Balsamo, G., de Rosnay, P., Muñoz-Sabater, J., and Boussetta, S.: A bare ground evaporation revision in the ECMWF land-surface scheme: evaluation of its impact using ground soil moisture and satellite microwave data, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 16, 3607–3620, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-16-3607-2012, 2012. a, b
Albergel, C., Munier, S., Leroux, D. J., Dewaele, H., Fairbairn, D., Barbu, A. L., Gelati, E., Dorigo, W., Faroux, S., Meurey, C., Le Moigne, P., Decharme, B., Mahfouf, J.-F., and Calvet, J.-C.: Sequential assimilation of satellite-derived vegetation and soil moisture products using SURFEX_v8.0: LDAS-Monde assessment over the Euro-Mediterranean area, Geosci. Model Dev., 10, 3889–3912, https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-3889-2017, 2017. a
Alton, P.: A simple retrieval of ground albedo and vegetation absorptance from MODIS satellite data for parameterisation of global land-surface models, Agr. Forest Meteorol., 149, 1769–1775, 2009. a
Amdan, M., Aragón, R., Jobbágy, E., Volante, J., and Paruelo, J.: Onset of deep drainage and salt mobilization following forest clearing and cultivation in the Chaco plains (Argentina), Water Resour. Res., 49, 6601–6612, 2013. a
Balsamo, G., Beljaars, A., Scipal, K., Viterbo, P., van den Hurk, B., Hirschi, M., and Betts, A. K.: A revised hydrology for the ECMWF model: Verification from field site to terrestrial water storage and impact in the Integrated Forecast System, J. Hydrometeorol., 10, 623–643, 2009. a
Download
Short summary
In this study, we simulated the water balance over the South American Dry Chaco and assessed the impact of land cover changes thereon using three different land surface models. Our simulations indicated that different models result in a different partitioning of the total water budget, but all showed an increase in soil moisture and percolation over the deforested areas. We also found that, relative to independent data, no specific land surface model is significantly better than another.
Share