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Aleinov and Schmidt 2006

Aleinov, I., and G.A. Schmidt, 2006: Water isotopes in the GISS ModelE land surface scheme. Glob. 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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@article{al01300e,
  author={Aleinov, I. and Schmidt, G. A.},
  title={Water isotopes in the GISS ModelE land surface scheme},
  year={2006},
  journal={Global and Planetary Change},
  volume={51},
  pages={108--120},
  doi={10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.12.010},
}

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TI  - Water isotopes in the GISS ModelE land surface scheme
JA  - Glob. Planet. Change
JO  - Global and Planetary Change
VL  - 51
SP  - 108
EP  - 120
DO  - 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2005.12.010
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