Articles | Volume 12, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-725-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-12-725-2021
Research article
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21 Jun 2021
Research article |  | 21 Jun 2021

Climate-controlled root zone parameters show potential to improve water flux simulations by land surface models

Fransje van Oorschot, Ruud J. van der Ent, Markus Hrachowitz, and Andrea Alessandri

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The roots of vegetation largely control the Earth's water cycle by transporting water from the subsurface to the atmosphere but are not adequately represented in land surface models, causing uncertainties in modeled water fluxes. We replaced the root parameters in an existing model with more realistic ones that account for a climate control on root development and found improved timing of modeled river discharge. Further extension of our approach could improve modeled water fluxes globally.
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