Articles | Volume 11, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-195-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-11-195-2018
Methods for assessment of models
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17 Jan 2018
Methods for assessment of models |  | 17 Jan 2018

On the predictability of land surface fluxes from meteorological variables

Ned Haughton, Gab Abramowitz, and Andy J. Pitman

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AR by Ned Haughton on behalf of the Authors (10 Oct 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (17 Oct 2017) by Chiel van Heerwaarden
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (14 Nov 2017)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (14 Nov 2017) by Chiel van Heerwaarden
AR by Ned Haughton on behalf of the Authors (24 Nov 2017)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (24 Nov 2017) by Chiel van Heerwaarden
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Previous studies indicate that fluxes of heat, water, and carbon between the land surface and atmosphere are substantially more predictable than the performance of the current crop of land surface models would indicate. This study uses simple empirical models to estimate the amount of useful information in meteorological forcings that is available for predicting land surface fluxes. These models can be used as benchmarks for land surface models and may help identify areas ripe for improvement.