Abstract
The daytime interaction of the land-surface with the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) is studied for two case study days representing pre-monsoon and monsoon conditions during the Land Surface Processes Experiment (LASPEX) field program which was carried out in the tropical semi-arid region in the northwest Indian state of Gujarat. In this study, a one-dimensional (column) ABL model which has a land-surface scheme that interacts with the ABL is used. Results indicate that in coupled land-atmosphere simulations, realistic daytime surface fluxes and atmospheric profiles are produced, though improvement is needed, particularly in the transpiration and soil heat flux formulation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1128-1134 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Current Science |
| Volume | 86 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| State | Published - Apr 25 2004 |