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Relationship between Land Cover/Land Use Change and Surface Hydrology over Arid and Semiarid Regions
Project Start Date
01/01/2005
Project End Date
01/01/2008
Project Call Name
Land-Cover Land-Use Change
Science Theme Name
Detection and Monitoring of LCLUC
Regional_Initiative_Name
GOFC-GOLD Regional Networks
Region
Global
Africa
North Africa
Middle East
Asia
Central Asia
Solicitation
LCLUC-04
Distribution of Project Team Members Institutions
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Team Members:

Person Name Person role on project Affiliation
Xubin Zeng Principal Investigator University of Arizona, Tucson, United States
Project Documents
COsmic-ray Soil Moisture Observing System (COSMOS)
Decker, M., and X. Zeng, 2009: Impact of modified Richards equation on global soil moisture simulation in the Community Land Model (CLM3.5). Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 1, Art. #5, 22 pp., doi:10.3894/JAMES.2009.1.5.
Kursinski, A., and X. Zeng, 2006: Areal estimation of intensity and frequency of summertime precipitation over a mid-latitude region. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L22401, doi: 10.1029/2006GL027393.
Miller, J., B. Barlage, X. Zeng, H. Wei, K. Mitchell, and D. Tarpley, 2006: Sensitivity of the NCEP Noah land model to the MODIS green vegetation fraction dataset. Geophys. Res. Lett., 111, C09001, doi:10.1029/2005JC002907.
Recent advances in dynamic vegetation modeling for dry regions
Relationship Between LCLUC and Surface Hydrology over Semiarid Regions
Sakaguchi, K., and X. Zeng, 2009: Effects of soil wetness, plant litter, and under-canopy atmospheric stability on ground evaporation in the Community Land Model (CLM3.5). J. Geophys. Rev.-Atmospheres, 114, D01107, doi:10.1029/2008JD010834.
Wang, Z., and X. Zeng, 2008: Snow albedo's dependence on solar zenith angle from in situ and MODIS data. Atmos. Oceanic Sci. Lett., 1, 45-50.
Wang, Z., and X. Zeng, 2010: Evaluation of snow albedo in land models for weather and climate studies. J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 49, 363-380.
Wang, Z., X. Zeng, and M. Barlage, 2007: MODIS BRDF-based land surface albedo parameterization for weather and climate models. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmospheres, 112, D02103, doi: 10.1029/2005JD006736.
Zeng, X., and A. Wang, 2007: Consistent Parameterization of Roughness Length and Displacement Height for Sparse and Dense Canopies in Land Models. J. Hydrometeor., 8, 730-737, DOI: 10.1175/JHM607.1.
Zeng, X., and M. Decker, 2009: Improving the Numerical Solution of Soil Moisture-Based Richards Equation for Land Models with a Deep or Shallow Water Table. J. Hydrometeor., 10, 308-319. doi: 10.1175/2008JHM1011.1.
Zeng, X.D., and X. Zeng, 2007: Transition and pattern diversity in arid and semiarid grassland: A modeling study. J. Geophys. Res.-Biogeosciences, 112, G04008, doi:10.1029/2007JG000411.
Zeng, X.D., X. Zeng, and M. Barlage, 2008: Growing temperate shrubs over arid and semiarid regions in the NCAR Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (CLM-DGVM). Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22, GB3003, doi: 10.1029/2007GB003014.
Zhang, S., X. Zeng, W. Zhang, and M. Barlage, 2010: A revised covariance method for estimates of deep-layer soil moisture. J. Hydrometeor., 11, 219-227.

Project Documents

Year Type Title
2010 Publications Zhang, S., X. Zeng, W. Zhang, and M. Barlage, 2010: A revised covariance method for estimates of deep-layer soil moisture. J. Hydrometeor., 11, 219-227.
2010 Publications Wang, Z., and X. Zeng, 2010: Evaluation of snow albedo in land models for weather and climate studies. J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 49, 363-380.
2009 Publications Sakaguchi, K., and X. Zeng, 2009: Effects of soil wetness, plant litter, and under-canopy atmospheric stability on ground evaporation in the Community Land Model (CLM3.5). J. Geophys. Rev.-Atmospheres, 114, D01107, doi:10.1029/2008JD010834.
2009 Publications Decker, M., and X. Zeng, 2009: Impact of modified Richards equation on global soil moisture simulation in the Community Land Model (CLM3.5). Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 1, Art. #5, 22 pp., doi:10.3894/JAMES.2009.1.5.
2009 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation COsmic-ray Soil Moisture Observing System (COSMOS)
2009 Publications Zeng, X., and M. Decker, 2009: Improving the Numerical Solution of Soil Moisture-Based Richards Equation for Land Models with a Deep or Shallow Water Table. J. Hydrometeor., 10, 308-319. doi: 10.1175/2008JHM1011.1.
2008 Publications Zeng, X.D., X. Zeng, and M. Barlage, 2008: Growing temperate shrubs over arid and semiarid regions in the NCAR Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (CLM-DGVM). Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22, GB3003, doi: 10.1029/2007GB003014.
2008 Publications Wang, Z., and X. Zeng, 2008: Snow albedo's dependence on solar zenith angle from in situ and MODIS data. Atmos. Oceanic Sci. Lett., 1, 45-50.
2007 Publications Zeng, X., and A. Wang, 2007: Consistent Parameterization of Roughness Length and Displacement Height for Sparse and Dense Canopies in Land Models. J. Hydrometeor., 8, 730-737, DOI: 10.1175/JHM607.1.
2007 Publications Wang, Z., X. Zeng, and M. Barlage, 2007: MODIS BRDF-based land surface albedo parameterization for weather and climate models. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmospheres, 112, D02103, doi: 10.1029/2005JD006736.
2007 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation Recent advances in dynamic vegetation modeling for dry regions
2007 Publications Zeng, X.D., and X. Zeng, 2007: Transition and pattern diversity in arid and semiarid grassland: A modeling study. J. Geophys. Res.-Biogeosciences, 112, G04008, doi:10.1029/2007JG000411.
2006 Publications Kursinski, A., and X. Zeng, 2006: Areal estimation of intensity and frequency of summertime precipitation over a mid-latitude region. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L22401, doi: 10.1029/2006GL027393.
2006 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation Relationship Between LCLUC and Surface Hydrology over Semiarid Regions
2006 Publications Miller, J., B. Barlage, X. Zeng, H. Wei, K. Mitchell, and D. Tarpley, 2006: Sensitivity of the NCEP Noah land model to the MODIS green vegetation fraction dataset. Geophys. Res. Lett., 111, C09001, doi:10.1029/2005JC002907.
Year Type Title
2010 Publications Zhang, S., X. Zeng, W. Zhang, and M. Barlage, 2010: A revised covariance method for estimates of deep-layer soil moisture. J. Hydrometeor., 11, 219-227.
2010 Publications Wang, Z., and X. Zeng, 2010: Evaluation of snow albedo in land models for weather and climate studies. J. Appl. Meteor. Clim., 49, 363-380.
2009 Publications Sakaguchi, K., and X. Zeng, 2009: Effects of soil wetness, plant litter, and under-canopy atmospheric stability on ground evaporation in the Community Land Model (CLM3.5). J. Geophys. Rev.-Atmospheres, 114, D01107, doi:10.1029/2008JD010834.
2009 Publications Decker, M., and X. Zeng, 2009: Impact of modified Richards equation on global soil moisture simulation in the Community Land Model (CLM3.5). Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 1, Art. #5, 22 pp., doi:10.3894/JAMES.2009.1.5.
2009 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation COsmic-ray Soil Moisture Observing System (COSMOS)
2009 Publications Zeng, X., and M. Decker, 2009: Improving the Numerical Solution of Soil Moisture-Based Richards Equation for Land Models with a Deep or Shallow Water Table. J. Hydrometeor., 10, 308-319. doi: 10.1175/2008JHM1011.1.
2008 Publications Zeng, X.D., X. Zeng, and M. Barlage, 2008: Growing temperate shrubs over arid and semiarid regions in the NCAR Dynamic Global Vegetation Model (CLM-DGVM). Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22, GB3003, doi: 10.1029/2007GB003014.
2008 Publications Wang, Z., and X. Zeng, 2008: Snow albedo's dependence on solar zenith angle from in situ and MODIS data. Atmos. Oceanic Sci. Lett., 1, 45-50.
2007 Publications Zeng, X., and A. Wang, 2007: Consistent Parameterization of Roughness Length and Displacement Height for Sparse and Dense Canopies in Land Models. J. Hydrometeor., 8, 730-737, DOI: 10.1175/JHM607.1.
2007 Publications Wang, Z., X. Zeng, and M. Barlage, 2007: MODIS BRDF-based land surface albedo parameterization for weather and climate models. J. Geophys. Res.-Atmospheres, 112, D02103, doi: 10.1029/2005JD006736.
2007 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation Recent advances in dynamic vegetation modeling for dry regions
2007 Publications Zeng, X.D., and X. Zeng, 2007: Transition and pattern diversity in arid and semiarid grassland: A modeling study. J. Geophys. Res.-Biogeosciences, 112, G04008, doi:10.1029/2007JG000411.
2006 Publications Kursinski, A., and X. Zeng, 2006: Areal estimation of intensity and frequency of summertime precipitation over a mid-latitude region. Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L22401, doi: 10.1029/2006GL027393.
2006 NASA LCLUC Science Team Presentation Relationship Between LCLUC and Surface Hydrology over Semiarid Regions
2006 Publications Miller, J., B. Barlage, X. Zeng, H. Wei, K. Mitchell, and D. Tarpley, 2006: Sensitivity of the NCEP Noah land model to the MODIS green vegetation fraction dataset. Geophys. Res. Lett., 111, C09001, doi:10.1029/2005JC002907.