The Rhône-Aggregation Land Surface Scheme Intercomparison Project: An Overview

J. Polcher
K A. B. Shmakin
L K. Tanaka
M B. Van Den Hurk
N S. Ve Rant
K D. Verseghy
O P. Viterbo

Publication date

January 2002

Abstract

The Rhône-Aggregation (Rhône-AGG) Land Surface Scheme (LSS) intercomparison project is an initiative within the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX)/Global Land–Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) panel of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). It is a intermediate step leading up to the next phase of the Global Soil Wetness Project (GSWP) (Phase 2), for which there will be a broader investigation of the aggregation between global scales (GSWP-1) and the river scale. This project makes use of the Rhôn