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Physically-Based Modelling and Simulation of Climate and Climatic Change pp 285–306Cite as

Land Surface Processes

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The exchanges between the Earth’s surface and the atmosphere are defined by equations which depend on the temperature and humidity of the surface. The different schemes used in GCMs to parameterize the surface temperature are reviewed. The budget equation for soil moisture is established and its impact on the evaporation rate is assessed. The usual formulations for actual and potential evaporation rates are discussed. The development of models which simulate the exchanges of a vegetated surface with the atmosphere is mentioned.

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Laval, K. (1988). Land Surface Processes. In: Schlesinger, M.E. (eds) Physically-Based Modelling and Simulation of Climate and Climatic Change. NATO ASI Series, vol 243. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3041-4_6

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