The sensitivity of numerically simulated climates to land-surface boundary conditionsEleven sensitivity experiments that were made with general circulation models to see how land-surface boundary conditions can influence the rainfall, temperature, and motion fields of the atmosphere are discussed. In one group of experiments, different soil moistures or albedos are prescribed as time-invariant boundary conditions. In a second group, different soil moistures or different albedos are initially prescribed, and the soil moisture (but not the albedo) is allowed to change with time according to the governing equations for soil moisture. In a third group, the results of constant versus time-dependent soil moistures are compared. Previously announced in STAR as N83-27536
Document ID
19840055920
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Mintz, Y. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Laboratory for Atmospheric Sciences, Greenbelt; Maryland, University, College Park, MD, United States)