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Understanding each other's models: an introduction and a standard representation of 16 global water models to support intercomparison, improvement, and communication

Camelia-Eliza Telteu, Hannes Müller Schmied, Wim Thiery, Guoyong Leng, Peter Burek, Xingcai Liu, Julien Boulangé, Lauren Seaby Andersen, Manolis Grillakis, Simon N. Gosling, Yusuke Satoh, Oldřich Rakovec, Tobias Stacke, Jinfeng Chang, Niko Wanders, Harsh L. Shah, Tim Trautmann, Ganquan Mao, Naota Hanasaki, Aristeidis Koutroulis, Yadu Pokhrel, Luis Samaniego, Yoshihide Wada, Vimal Mishra, Junguo Liu, Petra Döll, Fang Zhao, Anne Gädeke, Sam S. Rabin, Florian Herz

Geoscientific model development · 2021

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Abstract. Global water models (GWMs) simulate the terrestrial water cycle on the global scale and are used to assess the impacts of climate change on freshwater systems. GWMs are developed within different modelling frameworks and consider different underlying hydrological processes, leading to varied model structures. Furthermore, the equations used to describe various processes take different forms and are generally accessible only from within the individual model codes. These factors have hindered a holistic and detailed understanding of how different models operate, yet such an understanding is crucial for explaining the results of model evaluation studies, understanding inter-model differences in their simulations, and identifying areas for future model development. This study provide

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.5194/gmd-14-3843-2021
Catalogue ID
SNmokylg2d-g9z91c
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