Do land models miss key soil hydrological processes controlling soil moisture memory?
Hydrology and earth system sciences,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
29(2), P. 547 - 566
Published: Jan. 29, 2025
Abstract.
Soil
moisture
memory
(SMM),
which
refers
to
how
long
a
perturbation
in
soil
(SM)
can
last,
is
critical
for
understanding
climatic,
hydrological,
and
ecosystem
interactions.
Most
land
surface
models
(LSMs)
tend
overestimate
its
persistency
(or
SMM),
sustaining
spuriously
large
evaporation
during
dry-down
periods.
We
attempt
answer
question:
do
LSMs
miss
or
misrepresent
key
hydrological
processes
controlling
SMM?
use
version
of
Noah-MP
with
advanced
hydrology
that
explicitly
represents
preferential
flow
ponding
provides
optional
schemes
hydraulics.
test
the
effects
these
processes,
are
generally
missed
by
most
SMM.
compare
SMMs
computed
from
various
configurations
against
derived
Moisture
Active
Passive
(SMAP)
L3
situ
measurements
International
Network
(ISMN)
years
2015
2019
over
contiguous
United
States
(CONUS).
The
results
suggest
(1)
hydraulics
plays
dominant
role
Van
Genuchten
hydraulic
scheme
reduces
overestimation
long-term
SMM
produced
Brooks–Corey
scheme,
commonly
used
LSMs;
(2)
representing
enhances
both
layer
root
zone;
(3)
improves
overall
representation
dynamics.
combination
missing
significantly
improve
short-term
underestimation
issues
LSMs.
seasonal-to-subseasonal
climate
prediction
should,
at
least,
adopt
scheme.
Language: Английский
Online fatigue life prediction method of jacket structures based on proper orthogonal decomposition and rainflow counting algorithm
Jiancheng Leng,
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Lei Zhao,
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Houbin Mao
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Structures,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
74, P. 108517 - 108517
Published: Feb. 23, 2025
Language: Английский
Improved evapotranspiration estimation using the Penman-Monteith equation with a deep learning (DNN) model over the dry southwestern US: Comparison with ECOSTRESS, MODIS, and OpenET
Journal of Hydrology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 133460 - 133460
Published: May 1, 2025
Language: Английский
What Are the Key Soil Hydrological Processes to Control Soil Moisture Memory?
Published: May 17, 2024
Abstract.
Soil
moisture
memory
(SMM),
which
refers
to
how
long
a
perturbation
in
Moisture
(SM)
can
last,
is
critical
for
understanding
climatic,
hydrologic,
and
ecosystem
interactions.
Most
land
surface
models
(LSMs)
tend
overestimate
soil
its
persistency,
sustaining
unexpectedly
large
evaporation.
In
general,
LSMs
show
an
overestimation
of
long-term
SMM
underestimation
short-term
SMM.
This
study
aims
1)
identify
key
hydrological/hydraulic
processes
that
contribute
the
amount
persistence
SM
2)
improve
physical
representations
hydrology
widely-used
Noah-MP
LSM
with
optional
schemes
hydrology/hydraulics.
We
test
effects
different
on
SMM,
including
water
retention
characteristics
(or
hydraulics),
permeability,
ponding.
compare
SMMs
computed
from
various
configurations
against
derived
Active
Passive
(SMAP)
Level
3
in-situ
measurements
International
Network
(ISMN)
year
2015
2019
over
contiguous
United
States
(CONUS).
The
results
suggest
hydraulics
plays
dominant
role,
Van-Genuchten
hydraulic
scheme
reduces
produced
by
Brooks-Corey
scheme,
commonly
used
LSMs;
explicitly
representing
ponding
improves
accuracy
both
layer
root
zone;
3)
enhanced
permeability
through
macropores
overall
representation
dynamics.
combination
introduced
this
significantly
issues
LSMs.
Language: Английский
Comment on “What Are the Key Soil Hydrological Processes to Control Soil Moisture Memory?” by Farmani et al. (2024)
Published: May 23, 2024
Soil
moisture
memory
(SMM),
which
refers
to
how
long
a
perturbation
in
Moisture
(SM)
can
last,
is
critical
for
understanding
climatic,
hydrologic,
and
ecosystem
interactions.
Most
land
surface
models
(LSMs)
tend
overestimate
soil
its
persistency,
sustaining
unexpectedly
large
evaporation.
In
general,
LSMs
show
an
overestimation
of
long-term
SMM
underestimation
short-term
SMM.
This
study
aims
1)
identify
key
hydrological/hydraulic
processes
that
contribute
the
amount
persistence
SM
2)
improve
physical
representations
hydrology
widely-used
Noah-MP
LSM
with
optional
schemes
hydrology/hydraulics.
We
test
effects
different
on
SMM,
including
water
retention
characteristics
(or
hydraulics),
permeability,
ponding.
compare
SMMs
computed
from
various
configurations
against
derived
Active
Passive
(SMAP)
Level
3
in-situ
measurements
International
Network
(ISMN)
year
2015
2019
over
contiguous
United
States
(CONUS).
The
results
suggest
hydraulics
plays
dominant
role,
Van-Genuchten
hydraulic
scheme
reduces
produced
by
Brooks-Corey
scheme,
commonly
used
LSMs;
explicitly
representing
ponding
improves
accuracy
both
layer
root
zone;
3)
enhanced
permeability
through
macropores
overall
representation
dynamics.
combination
introduced
this
significantly
issues
LSMs.
Language: Английский
Comment on egusphere-2024-1256
Published: June 21, 2024
Soil
moisture
memory
(SMM),
which
refers
to
how
long
a
perturbation
in
Moisture
(SM)
can
last,
is
critical
for
understanding
climatic,
hydrologic,
and
ecosystem
interactions.
Most
land
surface
models
(LSMs)
tend
overestimate
soil
its
persistency,
sustaining
unexpectedly
large
evaporation.
In
general,
LSMs
show
an
overestimation
of
long-term
SMM
underestimation
short-term
SMM.
This
study
aims
1)
identify
key
hydrological/hydraulic
processes
that
contribute
the
amount
persistence
SM
2)
improve
physical
representations
hydrology
widely-used
Noah-MP
LSM
with
optional
schemes
hydrology/hydraulics.
We
test
effects
different
on
SMM,
including
water
retention
characteristics
(or
hydraulics),
permeability,
ponding.
compare
SMMs
computed
from
various
configurations
against
derived
Active
Passive
(SMAP)
Level
3
in-situ
measurements
International
Network
(ISMN)
year
2015
2019
over
contiguous
United
States
(CONUS).
The
results
suggest
hydraulics
plays
dominant
role,
Van-Genuchten
hydraulic
scheme
reduces
produced
by
Brooks-Corey
scheme,
commonly
used
LSMs;
explicitly
representing
ponding
improves
accuracy
both
layer
root
zone;
3)
enhanced
permeability
through
macropores
overall
representation
dynamics.
combination
introduced
this
significantly
issues
LSMs.
Language: Английский