Bronstert / Carrera / Kabat Coupled Models for the Hydrological Cycle

Integrating Atmosphere, Biosphere and Pedosphere
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-3-540-27325-7
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 345 Seiten

This book considers an array of state-of-the-art coupling and modelling concepts. First the relevant Earth system cycles are presented, followed by a discussion on scale issues and multiple equilibria. Inter- and intra-compartmental coupling is addressed, along with a debate on non-linearities and questions of parameterisation. Several applications are presented, where a focus is on cases where the hydrological cycle plays a central role.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bronstert, Axel

Carrera, Jesus

Kabat, Pavel

Lütkemeier., Sabine

Lütkemeier, Sabine

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;5
2;Content;9
3;List of Contributors;14
4;Cycles, Feedbacks, and Main Issues;20
4.1;1.0 Global Cycles: Overview and Introduction;20
4.2;1.1 The Nature of Land-Biosphere-Atmosphere Feedbacks in the Hydrological Cycle;27
4.3;1.2 Scale Issues;40
4.4;1.3 Multiple Equilibria;63
4.5;References Chapter 1;75
5;Systems Approach: the Nature of Coupled Models;93
5.1;2.0 Introduction;93
5.2;2.1 Fluxes, Compartments and Ordering of Feedbacks;94
5.3;2.2 Non-linearities;115
5.4;2.3 Parameterisation of Complex Hydrological Systems;141
5.5;References Chapter 2;175
6;Systematisation of the Interactions between Hydrological and related Cycles;183
6.1;3.0 Introduction;183
6.2;3.1 Coupled Processes and Interaction Matrix;185
6.3;3.2 Coupling Aspects of Heat and Mass Transfer;193
6.4;3.3 Feedbacks at the Hydrometeorological Interface;210
6.5;References Chapter 3;227
7;Case Studies;233
7.1;4.0 Introduction;233
7.2;4.1 Groundwater Modelling in the Urban Area of Barcelona;236
7.3;4.2 The Lake Dagow Coupled Model for Groundwater and Surface Water;243
7.4;4.3 Modelling the Hydrology of the Nile Delta;248
7.5;4.4 Modelling the Changes in Hydrological Cycle Processes for Small and Middle River Basins in Conditions of Permafrost under Climate Change;252
7.6;4.5 Modelling Atmospheric and Hydrological Processes in the Boreal Region;257
7.7;4.6 A Distributed Model of Runoff Generation in the Permafrost Regions;264
7.8;4.7 Investigations on the Impact of Land-use Changes using an Integrated Hydrometeorological Model;271
7.9;4.8 The Influence of Anthropogenic Landscape Changes on Weather in South Florida;277
7.10;4.9 CLIMBER-2: An Earth System Model of Intermediate Complexity;282
7.11;4.10 Feedbacks and Coupling between Water, Carbon and Nutrient Cycling at the Hillslope Scale;287
7.12;4.11 The Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Experiment ( BOREAS);298
7.13;4.12 Integrated Modelling of Water Availability and Vulnerability of Ecosystems and Society in the Semi-arid Northeast Brazil;305
7.14;4.13 Integrated Global-change Modelling with IMAGE-2;311
7.15;4.14 The Virtual Watershed Laboratory;317
7.16;References Chapter 4;323
8;Summary and Outlook;330
8.1;5.1 When and Why is it Appropriate to Use Coupled Models?;330
8.2;5.2 Progress in Coupled Models;332
8.3;5.3 How much Coupling is Needed ?;333
8.4;5.4 Emphasising the Vulnerability and Assessing the Risks of Coupled Systems;334
8.5;5.5 Future Research;335
8.6;References Chapter 5;336
9;Subject Index;337