Development of Integrated Land Simulator

Progress in Earth and Planetary Science

Kei Yoshimura¹  Akira Takeshima¹  Tomoko Nitta¹  Takashi Arakawa²  Misako Hatono³ 

[1] Institute of Industrial Science, the University of Tokyo;Research Organization for Information Science and Technology (RIST);School of Engineering, Tohoku University;

关键词: Land model;    Earth system modeling;    General-purpose coupler;    Energy and water cycle;    Climate simulation;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40645-020-00383-7

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Accurate simulations of land processes are crucial for many purposes, such as climate simulation, weather, flood, and drought prediction, and climate change impact assessment studies. In this paper, we present a new land simulator called the Integrated Land Simulator (ILS). The ILS consists of multiple models that represent processes related to land (hereafter, referred to as “land models”). They are coupled by a general-purpose coupler, Jcup, and executed using the Multiple Program Multiple Data approach. Currently, ILS includes a physical land surface model, the Minimal Advanced Treatments of Surface Interaction and Runoff model, and a hydrodynamic model, the Catchment-based Macro-scale Floodplain model, and the inclusion of additional land models is planned. We conducted several test simulations to evaluate the computational speed and scalability and the basic physical performance of the ILS. The results will become a benchmark for further development.

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