AdditionoftheCLM3Land-SurfaceModeltoWRF.pptVIP

Addition of the CLM3 Land-Surface Model to WRF Jimy Dudhia (MMM/NCAR) Ruby Leung (PNNL) Tom Henderson (MMM/NCAR) Mariana Vertenstein (CGD/NCAR) Gordon Bonan (CGD/NCAR) Current LSMs in WRF Noah LSM (NCEP/NCAR/AFWA) RUC LSM (FSL) 5-layer soil model (NCAR) Why another LSM? Beneficial in regional climate model applications driven by CCSM boundaries (downscaling climate scenarios) Want to use the same physics as CCSM CLM3 LSM CAM3 radiation Expertise with CLM3 is here at NCAR Bonan, Vertenstein and others Community Land Model 3.0 Land component of the Community Climate System Model (CCSM) Actively under development Technical Description of the Community Land Model Oleson, Dai et al. (May 2004) NCAR/TN-461+STR (online PDF file) Main Features of CLM3 Surface Heterogeneity 3 levels of grid-cell sub-division Landunits (5 types currently) Vegetated, Glacier, Lake, Wetland, Urban Columns (1 currently) multi-layer soil and snow column in Vegetated Landunit Plant Functional Types (4 PFTs currently/column) % of vegetation types in Vegetated Landunit 15 Plant Functional Types Needleleaf Evergreen Tree - Temperate Needleleaf Evergreen Tree - Boreal Needleleaf Deciduous Tree - Boreal Broadleaf Evergreen Tree - Tropical Broadleaf Evergreen Tree - Temperate Broadleaf Deciduous Tree - Tropical Broadleaf Deciduous Tree - Temperate Broadleaf Deciduous Tree - Boreal Broadleaf Evergreen Shrub - Temperate Broadleaf Deciduous Shrub - Temperate Broadleaf Deciduous Shrub - Boreal C3 Arctic Grass C3 Grass C4 Grass Crop1/Crop2 Soil Layers 10 soil layers mid-points near 0.7, 2.8, 6.2, 11.9, 21.2, 36.6, 62.0, 104, 173, 286 cm Up to 5 snow layers on top Biogeophysical Processes Vegetation composition, structure, phenology Absorption, reflectance, and transmittance of solar radiation Absorption and emission of longwave radiation Momentum, sensible heat (ground and canopy), and latent heat (ground evaporation, canopy evaporation, transpiration) fluxes Heat transfer in the soil and snow including