Hi all,
I have run 3 models using SimSphere. The first one varies soil moisture (10% - 100%) with no vegetation cover. The second varies fractional vegetation cover (0% - 100%) for deciduous forests at 2m. The third one varies fractional vegetation cover (0% - 100%) for deciduous forests at 20m. The relationships are as follows:
1. Soil moisture with no vegetation cover:
INCREASED soil moisture
INCREASED latent heat
DECREASED sensible heat
DECREASED PBL depth
2. Deciduous forest at height 2m:
INCREASED fractional vegetation cover
DECREASED latent heat
INCREASED sensible heat
INCREASED PBL depth
3. Deciduous forest at height 20m:
INCREASED fractional vegetation cover
DECREASED latent heat
DECREASED sensible heat
DECREASED PBL depth
I have attached the excel files of the results generated from the model runs along with this thread.
Could someone please help in explaining the relationships in these 3 scenarios please?
Thank you so much!
SimSphere.zip