ABSTRACT
Land is a key component of the climate system. Most land surfaces are covered by vegetation, and there is general recognition of the importance of vegetation control on the exchange of energy, mass, and momentum between the land surface and the atmosphere. For example, Gash and Nobre (1997)
CONTENTS
18.1 Introduction ................................................................................................409 18.2 Regional Atmospheric Modeling System ............................................... 413
18.2.1 Model Description ......................................................................... 413 18.2.2 Study Area and Experiment Design ........................................... 414
18.3 Assimilating NDVI-Derived LAI into RAMS ........................................ 416 18.3.1 NDVI Dataset ................................................................................. 416 18.3.2 Results from Assimilation Runs .................................................. 418
18.3.2.1 Assimilation Run (ASSM) Compared to Observations ............................................................... 418 18.3.2.2 Assimilation Run (ASSM) Compared to Default Run (DEF) ...................................................... 418 18.3.2.3 Sensitivity Run (SEN) Compared to Default Run (DEF) ...........................................................422
