Land Surface - Outline

Climate Roles of Land Surface

Climate Role 1: Albedo è Energy Cycle

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Climate Role 2: Transpiration è Water Cycle

Surface Energy Balance

Heat Storage in Soil

Penetration Depth

Surface Moisture Balance

Potential Evaporation

Root Zone and Soil Storage

Land Surface Properties

Characteristics of Vegetation Canopy

Idealized Canopy

Land Surface Model

Soil Moisture Content

Cryosphere

Why is Ice Important to Climate?

Sea Ice

Land Ice

Ice and Sea Level