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@INPROCEEDINGS{Gebler:150346,
author = {Gebler, S. and Hendricks-Franssen, H.-J. and Qu, W. and
Kollet, S. and Vereecken, H.},
title = {{M}odelling soil moisture patterns with
{P}ar{F}low-{CLM}:{A} comparison of high resolution model
simulations with a sensor network},
reportid = {FZJ-2014-00416},
year = {2013},
abstract = {Land surface models are used for a better understanding of
hydrological processes and energy fluxes of the system
soil-vegetation-atmosphere. However, the prediction of the
spatial and temporal heterogeneity of states and fluxes with
land surface models on small scales and high resolutions is
still a challenge in hydrological modelling. This work
focuses on the comparison of soil moisture measured by a
sensor network with a high spatiotemporal resolution and
modelled with ParFlow-CLM using different levels of model
complexity and spatial resolution. Developed at the Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, ParFlow is designed to
simulate fully saturated as well as variably saturated flow
fully coupled with overland flow on large scales and for
high spatial resolutions. On this account, ParFlow is
created to run in parallel on high performance computers.
The Community Land Model (CLM) is embedded as a module in
ParFlow which substitutes the soil column of CLM to improve
the representation of groundwater and overland flow. Like
other land surface models CLM describes complex processes
using simplifying assumptions and empirical approaches (e.
g. neglecting lateral exchange processes). CLM was
originally designed for lateral resolutions of 500 m x 500 m
up to several kilometers. In our project the integrated
model ParFlow-CLM is currently applied with lateral
resolutions of 10 m x 10 m, 2 m x 2 m and 1 m x 1 m to the
27 ha grassland TERENO test site at Rollesbroich located in
the Eifel (Germany). So far the effects of high resolutions
and different grid scales on ParFlow-CLM simulations are not
well examined. Within the scope of this work the impact of
different lateral and vertical model resolutions as well as
soil layer complexities of ParFlow-CLM are investigated and
quantified for the Rollesbroich model to find the impact on
the spatiotemporal soil moisture patterns. Amongst others
(i. e. lysimeter devices, eddy covariance towers, discharge
measurements etc.) the Rollesbroich study site is equipped
with a wireless sensor network (SoilNet ) measuring soil
water content and temperature delivering long term as well
as temporally and spatially high resolution, which allows a
detailed model evaluation. It is expected that an analysis
and quantification of the effects of model complexity and
resolution will improve the understanding of structural
model uncertainties and identify possible scaling
discrepancies of the model simulations on sub catchment
scale. This will lead to more accurate simulation results
for planned high resolution ParFlow-CLM Data Assimilation
studies for Rollesbroich and other similar study sites},
month = {Oct},
date = {2013-10-21},
organization = {AGU Chapman Conference on
Soil-mediated Drivers of Coupled
Biogeochemical and Hydrological
Processes Across Scales, Tucson (USA),
21 Oct 2013 - 24 Oct 2013},
subtyp = {Other},
cin = {IBG-3},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
pnm = {246 - Modelling and Monitoring Terrestrial Systems: Methods
and Technologies (POF2-246)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF2-246},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)24},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/150346},
}