Abstract:
RHESSys = Regional Hydrological and Ecological Simulation System
RHESSys combines the terrestrial ecosystem process model Biome-BGC with spatially explicit meteorological information from MTCLIM or Daymet and the TOPMODEL hydrologic routing model to let us to make spatial and temporal predictions of carbon, water, and nitrogen dynamics over landscapes.
Input information derived from weather ... records, satellite imagery, digital terrain models, and soils maps are supplied to RHESSys via a geographic database. The computer models construct a climatic surface, and based on this and other input surfaces, simulate maps of various ecosystem properties including snowpack, soil moisture, streamflow, evaporation, and photosynthesis.
RHESSys is an important tool in understanding the effects of anthropogenic impacts on landscape-level processes. RHESSys is being implemented in a number of other lab projects to assess the impacts of land use and disturbances on stream hydrology and forest productivity.
Funding: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Biological Service
Description:
NTSG has executed a number of studies of forest and natural plant communities. Projects have involved all scales of ecological study: from a single acre to the entire globe. NTSG integrates biometeorology, remote sensing, geographic -information -systems, and -computer -simulation with ecological analysis. Spinoffs of projects have- included a new -forest -taxation system for Montana based -upon forest growth potential, the evaluation of forest recovery after -wildfire via satellite data, the development of -satellite based monitoring for lake water quality, the improvement -of range -production through models utilizing satellite data, and the building of microclimate maps which improve snowmelt, runoff, and flooding projections.
Caption Description:
Regional Hydrological and Ecological Simulation System
Service Citation
Title:
Regional Hydrological and Ecological Simulation System
Provider:
Numerical Terradynamic Simulation Group, School of Forestry, U of MT
URL:
http://www.ntsg.umt.edu/project/rhyessys
Name:
STEVEN
W.
RUNNING
Phone:
(406) 243-6311
Fax:
(406) 243-4510
Email:
swr at ntsg.umt.edu
Contact Address:
School of Forestry
University of Montana City:
Missoula
Province or State:
MT
Postal Code:
59812-1063
Country:
USA
Personnel
TYLER
B.
STEVENS Role:
SERF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
Publications/References
T.C. Johns, C.F. Durman, H.T. Banks, M.J. Roberts, A.J. McLaren, J.K. Ridley, C.A. Senior, K.D. Williams, A. Jones, G.J. Rickard, S. Cusack, W.J. Ingram, M. Crucifix, D.M.H. Sexton, M.M. Joshi, B-W. Dong, H. Spencer, R.S.R. Hill, J.M. Gregory, A.B. Keen, A.K. Pardaens, J.A. Lowe, A. Bodas-Salcedo, S. Stark, and Y. Searl (2006) The new Hadley Centre climate model HadGEM1: Evaluation of coupled ... simulations. Journal of Climate, American Meteorological Society, Vol. 19, No. 7, pages 1327-1353.
G.M. Martin, M.A. Ringer, V.D. Pope, A. Jones, C. Dearden and T.J. Hinton (2006) The physical properties of the atmosphere in the new Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model, HadGEM1 - Part 1: Model description and global climatology. Journal of Climate, American Meteorological Society, Vol. 19, No.7, pages 1274-1301.
M.A. Ringer, G.M. Martin, C.Z. Greeves, T.J. Hinton, P.M. James, V.D. Pope, A.A. Scaife, R.A. Stratton, P.M. Inness, J.M. Slingo, and G.-Y. Yang (2006) The physical properties of the atmosphere in the new Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model, HadGEM1 - Part 2: Aspects of variability and regional climate. Journal of Climate, American Meteorological Society, Vol. 19, No. 7, pages 1302-1326.
P.A. Stott, G.S. Jones, J.A. Lowe, P.W. Thorne, C.F. Durman, T.C. Johns, and J.-C. Thelen (2006) Transient climate simulations with the HadGEM1 climate model: Causes of past warming and future climate change. Journal of Climate, American Meteorological Society, Vol. 19, No. 12, pages 2763-2782.
A. J. McLaren, H. T. Banks, C. F. Durman, J. M. Gregory, T. C. Johns, A. B. Keen, J. K. Ridley, M. J. Roberts, W. H. Lipscomb, W. M. Connolley and S. W. Laxon (2006) Evaluation of the sea ice simulation in a new coupled atmosphere-ocean climate model. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, American Geophysical Union, Vol. 111, C12014, doi:10.1029/2005JC003033.
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date:
2003-01-27
SERF Last Revision Date:
2011-05-20