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