Site-level model intercomparison of high latitude and high altitude soil thermal dynamics in tundra and barren landscapes

• Published in: The Cryosphere
• Main Authors: A. Ekici, S. Chadburn, N. Chaudhary, L. H. Hajdu, A. Marmy, S. Peng, J. Boike, E. Burke, A. D. Friend, C. Hauck, G. Krinner, M. Langer, P. A. Miller, C. Beer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Copernicus Publications 2015
• Subjects: geo; envir; Arctic; Jules; Ice; permafrost; The Cryosphere; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-9-1343-2015; http://www.the-cryosphere.net/9/1343/2015/tc-9-1343-2015.pdf; https://doaj.org/article/9c1db3b4be8e46759bc864998106d201

Modeling soil thermal dynamics at high latitudes and altitudes requires representations of physical processes such as snow insulation, soil freezing and thawing and subsurface conditions like soil water/ice content and soil texture. We have compared six different land models: JSBACH, ORCHIDEE, JULES...