GlobSim (v1.0): deriving meteorological time series for point locations from multiple global reanalyses
Simulations of land-surface processes and phenomena often require driving time series of meteorological variables. Corresponding observations, however, are unavailable in most locations, even more so, when considering the duration, continuity and data quality required. Atmospheric reanalyses provide...
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ftnonlinearchiv:oai:noa.gwlb.de:cop_mods_00040731 2023-05-15T17:58:01+02:00 GlobSim (v1.0): deriving meteorological time series for point locations from multiple global reanalyses Cao, Bin Quan, Xiaojing Brown, Nicholas Stewart-Jones, Emilie Gruber, Stephan 2019-11 electronic https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4661-2019 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00040731 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00040353/gmd-12-4661-2019.pdf https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/12/4661/2019/gmd-12-4661-2019.pdf eng eng Copernicus Publications Geoscientific Model Development -- http://www.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/?2456725 -- http://www.geosci-model-dev.net/ -- 1991-9603 https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4661-2019 https://noa.gwlb.de/receive/cop_mods_00040731 https://noa.gwlb.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/cop_derivate_00040353/gmd-12-4661-2019.pdf https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/12/4661/2019/gmd-12-4661-2019.pdf https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ uneingeschränkt info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess CC-BY article Verlagsveröffentlichung article Text doc-type:article 2019 ftnonlinearchiv https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-12-4661-2019 2022-02-08T22:41:59Z Simulations of land-surface processes and phenomena often require driving time series of meteorological variables. Corresponding observations, however, are unavailable in most locations, even more so, when considering the duration, continuity and data quality required. Atmospheric reanalyses provide global coverage of relevant meteorological variables, but their use is largely restricted to grid-based studies. This is because technical challenges limit the ease with which reanalysis data can be applied to models at the site scale. We present the software toolkit GlobSim, which automates the downloading, interpolation and scaling of different reanalyses – currently ERA5, ERA-Interim, JRA-55 and MERRA-2 – to produce meteorological time series for user-defined point locations. The resulting data have consistent structure and units to efficiently support ensemble simulation. The utility of GlobSim is demonstrated using an application in permafrost research. We perform ensemble simulations of ground-surface temperature for 10 terrain types in a remote tundra area in northern Canada and compare the results with observations. Simulation results reproduced seasonal cycles and variation between terrain types well, demonstrating that GlobSim can support efficient land-surface simulations. Ensemble means often yielded better accuracy than individual simulations and ensemble ranges additionally provide indications of uncertainty arising from uncertain input. By improving the usability of reanalyses for research requiring time series of climate variables for point locations, GlobSim can enable a wide range of simulation studies and model evaluations that previously were impeded by technical hurdles in obtaining suitable data. Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost Tundra Niedersächsisches Online-Archiv NOA Canada Merra ENVELOPE(12.615,12.615,65.816,65.816) Geoscientific Model Development 12 11 4661 4679 |
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Simulations of land-surface processes and phenomena often require driving time series of meteorological variables. Corresponding observations, however, are unavailable in most locations, even more so, when considering the duration, continuity and data quality required. Atmospheric reanalyses provide global coverage of relevant meteorological variables, but their use is largely restricted to grid-based studies. This is because technical challenges limit the ease with which reanalysis data can be applied to models at the site scale. We present the software toolkit GlobSim, which automates the downloading, interpolation and scaling of different reanalyses – currently ERA5, ERA-Interim, JRA-55 and MERRA-2 – to produce meteorological time series for user-defined point locations. The resulting data have consistent structure and units to efficiently support ensemble simulation. The utility of GlobSim is demonstrated using an application in permafrost research. We perform ensemble simulations of ground-surface temperature for 10 terrain types in a remote tundra area in northern Canada and compare the results with observations. Simulation results reproduced seasonal cycles and variation between terrain types well, demonstrating that GlobSim can support efficient land-surface simulations. Ensemble means often yielded better accuracy than individual simulations and ensemble ranges additionally provide indications of uncertainty arising from uncertain input. By improving the usability of reanalyses for research requiring time series of climate variables for point locations, GlobSim can enable a wide range of simulation studies and model evaluations that previously were impeded by technical hurdles in obtaining suitable data. |
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GlobSim (v1.0): deriving meteorological time series for point locations from multiple global reanalyses |
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