Aleinov and Schmidt 2006

Aleinov, I., and G.A. Schmidt, 2006: Water isotopes in the GISS ModelE land surface scheme. Global Planet. Change, 51, 108-120, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.12.010.

We describe the isotope-capable Land Surface Model (LSM) developed at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS). This model is a part of the GISS ModelE General Circulation Model (GCM), which includes the water isotopes H₂¹⁸O and HDO as tracers in every aspect of the model's hydrological cycle. We discuss results for the soil isotopes from a number of full GCM simulations. In particular, we focus upon the spin up and equilibrium behavior of the isotope fields in a present day (ca. 1980) control simulation and the response of the isotopes to forcings over transient AMIP-style 20th Century simulations. In addition, we investigate whether the isotope fields are affected by a change in the runoff algorithm, and so examine whether the isotope fields have the potential to constrain model land surface physics.

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Aleinov, I., and Schmidt, G.A.: Water isotopes in the GISS ModelE land surface scheme, Global Planet. Change, 51, 108-120, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.12.010, 2006.

Aleinov, I., and G.A. Schmidt (2006), Water isotopes in the GISS ModelE land surface scheme, Global Planet. Change, 51, 108-120, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.12.010.

Aleinov, I., and G.A. Schmidt, 2006: Water isotopes in the GISS ModelE land surface scheme. Global Planet. Change, 51, 108-120, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.12.010.

Aleinov, I., & Schmidt, G.A. 2006, Global Planet. Change, 51, 108, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.12.010.

Aleinov I, Schmidt GA. Water isotopes in the GISS ModelE land surface scheme, Global Planet Change 2006;51:108-120. doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.12.010.

I. Aleinov, G.A. Schmidt, Global Planet. Change 51, 108-120, doi:10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.12.010 (2006).