A modified Richards equation, its adjoint, and a new perspective on land data assimilation |
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Authors: | D Ren |
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Institution: | (1) School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA |
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Abstract: | Summary Richards equation, which is the key relationship for addressing basic soil hydrological processes within the rhizosphere and
constitutes the basis for multiple-layer soil hydrology models for meteorological studies, is modified to include two vegetation
processes: the transpiration (daytime) and hydraulic lift (nighttime). The analytical form of the adjoint system is derived
and can serve as the guideline for discrete forms, as implemented in a variety of multiple layer land surface models. The
modified equation and its adjoint model may be used to address at least two types of inverse problems: estimation of the initial
soil moisture contents from sparse observations of related quantities; and retrieval of critical soil/vegetation parameters
with observations of soil moisture contents (or other related quantities) distributed over a certain period of time. The former
may be of more interest for numerical weather prediction studies, whereas the latter may be more valuable for longer time
integration of climate models. |
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