A near-global, high resolution land surface parameter dataset for the variable infiltration capacity model.

ABSTRACT: Hydrologic models predict the spatial and temporal distribution of water and energy at the land surface. Currently, parameter availability limits global-scale hydrologic modelling to very coarse resolution, hindering researchers from resolving fine-scale variability. With the aim of addressing this problem, we present a set of globally consistent soil and vegetation parameters for the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model at 1/16° resolution (approximately 6 km at the equator), with spatial coverage from 60°S to 85°N. Soil parameters derived from interpolated soil profiles and vegetation parameters estimated from space-based MODIS measurements have been compiled into input files for both the Classic and Image drivers of the VIC model, version 5. Geographical subsetting codes are provi

SUBMITTER: Schaperow JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8357956 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature