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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-7031-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-30-7031-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
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Research article
| 
13 Nov 2026
Research article |
| 13 Nov 2026
| 13 Nov 2026
Unravelling groundwater's role in soil-plant-atmosphere continuum: integrated ecohydrological modelling approach using STEMMUS-SCOPE and MODFLOW 6
Mostafa Gomaa Daoud
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7522 NH Enschede, the Netherlands
Fakhereh Alidoost
Netherlands eScience Center, Amsterdam, 1098XH, the Netherlands
Yijian Zeng
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7522 NH Enschede, the Netherlands
Bart Schilperoort
Netherlands eScience Center, Amsterdam, 1098XH, the Netherlands
Christiaan Van der Tol
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7522 NH Enschede, the Netherlands
Maciek W. Lubczynski
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7522 NH Enschede, the Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Center of Chemistry and Biology (CICA), Civil Engineering School & Department, University of A Coruña, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
Mhd Suhyb Salama
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7522 NH Enschede, the Netherlands
Eric D. Morway
U.S. Geological Survey, Nevada Water Science Center, Carson City, NV, USA
Christian D. Langevin
S.S. Papadopulos & Assoc., Inc., 12 Dove Lane, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Prajwal Khanal
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7522 NH Enschede, the Netherlands
Zengjing Song
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7522 NH Enschede, the Netherlands
Lianyu Yu
College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China
Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid Area of Ministry of Education, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University, Yangling, China
Hong Zhao
Meteorology and Air Quality Section, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Gualbert Oude Essink
Unit Subsurface and Groundwater Systems, Deltares, P.O. Box 85467, 3508 AL, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80125, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
Victor F. Bense
Department of Environmental Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Michiel van der Molen
Meteorology and Air Quality Section, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Javier Samper
Interdisciplinary Center of Chemistry and Biology (CICA), Civil Engineering School & Department, University of A Coruña, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain
Zhongbo Su
Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7522 NH Enschede, the Netherlands
Data sets
Replication Data for: Unravelling groundwater's role in soil-plant-atmosphere continuum: Integrated ecohydrological modelling approach using STEMMUS-SCOPE and MODFLOW 6 Mostafa Gomaa Daoud https://doi.org/10.17026/PT/MI7YVQ
Model code and software
Integrated Modeling of Photosynthesis and Transfer of Energy, Mass and Momentum (SCOPE_STEMMUS v1.0) (Version 1.0) Yunfei Wang et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3839092
MODFLOW 6 Modular Hydrologic Model version 6.6.3: U.S. Geological Survey Software Release Christian D. Langevin et al. https://doi.org/10.5066/P1DXFBUR
Short summary
Groundwater is ignored in soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (SPAC) models, potentially underestimating its impact on soil and vegetation simulation. To address this, an integrated ecohydrological model is developed by coupling a SPAC model to a hydrological model. The coupled model improved simulation of soil moisture, temperature, evapotranspiration, carbon fluxes and fluorescence. The findings highlight groundwater role in ecosystem dynamics and advance water, energy and carbon cycle modelling.
Groundwater is ignored in soil-plant-atmosphere continuum (SPAC) models, potentially...
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