Evaporation over a heterogeneous land surface - The EVA-GRIPS project

H.T. Mengelkamp, F. Beyrich, G. Heinemann, F. Ament, J. Bange, F. Berger, J. Bosenberg, T. Foken, B. Hennemuth, C. Heret, S. Huneke, K.P. Johnsen, M. Kerschgens, W. Kohsiek, J.P. Leps, C. Liebethal, H. Lohse, M. Mauder, W.M.L. Meijninger, S. RaaschC. Simmer

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Abstract

The representation of subgrid-scale surface heterogeneities in numerical weather and climate models has been a challenging problem for more than a decade. The Evaporation at Grid and Pixel Scale (EVA-GRIPS) project adds to the numerous studies on vegetation-atmosphere interaction processes through a comprehensive field campaign and through simulation studies with land surface schemes and mesoscale models. The mixture of surface types in the test area in eastern Germany is typical for larger parts of northern Central Europe. The spatial scale considered corresponds to the grid scale of a regional atmospheric weather prediction or climate model and to the pixel scale of satellite images. Area-averaged fluxes derived from point measurements, scintillometer measurements, and a helicopter-borne turbulence probe were widely consistent with respect to the sensible heat flux. The latent heat flux from the scintillometer measurements is systematically higher than the eddy covariance data. Fluxes derived from numerical simulations proved the so-called mosaic approach to be an appropriate parameterization for subgrid heterogeneity.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)775-786
JournalBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Volume87
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006

Keywords

  • hydrologic-models
  • flux measurements
  • drainage-basin
  • energy-balance
  • boundary-layer
  • scale
  • parameters
  • area
  • landscape
  • climate

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