ISBA-related Publications

The references listed here are either directly related to the ISBA scheme (model developments, validation studies, etc.), or they include results using the ISBA model. Note that some of the categories overlap. It is not yet comprehensive and it will be updated periodically.


ISBA model description

Noilhan, J. and S. Planton, 1989: A simple parameterization of land surface processes for meteorological models. Mon. Wea. Rev., 117, 536-549.

Noilhan, J. and J.-F. Mahfouf, 1996: The ISBA land surface parameterization scheme. Global and Plan. Change, 13, 145-159.


ISBA model developments

Boone, A., J.-C. Calvet and J. Noilhan, 1999: The inclusion of a third soil layer in a Land Surface Scheme using the Force-Restore method. J. of Appl. Meteor., 38, 1611-1630.

Boone, A., V. Masson, T. Meyers, and J. Noilhan, 2000: The influence of the inclusion of soil freezing on simulations by a soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer scheme. J. of Appl. Meteor., 39, 1544-1569.

Boone, A., P. Etchevers, 2001: An inter-comparison of three snow schemes of varying complexity coupled to the same land-surface model: Local scale evaluation at an Alpine site. J. of Hydrometeor., 2, 374-394..

Braud, I., J. Noilhan, P. Bessemoulin, P. Mascart, R. Havercamp, and M. Vauclin, 1993: Bareground surface heat and water exchanges under dry conditions: Observations and parameterization. Bound. Layer Met., 66, 173-200.

Calvet, J. C., J. Noilhan, J.-L. Roujean, P. Bessemoulin, M. Cabelguenne, A. Olioso and J.-P. Wigneron, 1998a: An interactive vegetation SVAT model tested against data from six contrasting sites. Agric. Forest Meteorol., 92, 73-95.

Douville, H., J.-F. Royer, and J.-F. Mahfouf, 1995a: A new snow parameterization for the Meteo-France climate model, Climate Dynamics, 12, 21-35.

Mahfouf, J.-F. and J. Noilhan, 1996: Inclusion of gravitational drainage in a land surface scheme based on the force-restore method. J. Appl. Meteor., 35, 987-992.


Mesoscale/PBL Simulations and Case Studies

Bouttier, F., J.-F. Mahfouf, and J. Noilhan, 1993: Sequential assimilation of soil moisture from atmospheric low-level parameters. Part I: Implementation in a mesoscale model. J. Appl. Meteor., 32, 1352-1364.

Giordani, H., J. Noilhan, P. Lacarrère, and I. Braud, 1996: Modelling the surface processes and the atmospheric boundary layer for semi-arid conditions. Agric. Forest Meteorol., 80, 263-287.

Noilhan, J. and P. Lacarrère, 1995: GCM gridscale evaporation from mesoscale modelling. J. Climate, 8(2), 206-223.

Noilhan, J., P. Lacarrère, and P. Bougeault, 1991: An experiment with an advanced surface parameterization in a meso-beta model. Part III: Comparison with the HAPEX-MOBILHY dataset. Mon. Wea. Rev., 119, 269-274.

Belair, S., P. Lacarrere, J. Noilhan, V. Masson, and J. Stein, 1998: High-resolution simulation of surface and turbulent fluxes during HAPEX-MOBILHY. Mon. Wea. Rev., 126, 2234-2253.



MUREX

Bessemoulin, P., J.-C. Calvet, G. Jaubert, J. Noilhan, D. Vignes, C. Tosca, I. Braud, R. Haverkamp, J.-L. Thony, and M. Vauclin, MUREX, 1996: Un programme de suivi du cycle annuel des échanges de masse et d'énergie entre sol, végétation, et atmosphère. Premiers enseignements. Atelier Expérimentation et Instrumentation, Météo-France/CNRM, October 1996, Toulouse, 289-294 pp.

Calvet, J.-C., J. Noilhan, and P. Bessemoulin, 1998b: Retrieving the root-zone soil moisture from surface soil moisture or temperature estimates: A feasibility study based on field measurements. J. Appl. Meteor., 37(4), 371-386.

Calvet, J.-C., P. Bessemoulin, J. Noilhan, C. Berne, I. Braud, D. Courault, N. Fritz, E. Gonzalez-Sosa, J.-P. Goutorbe, R. Haverkamp, G. Jaubert, L. Kergoat, G. Lachaud, J.-P. Laurent, P. Mordelet, A. Olioso, P. Péris, J.-L. Roujean, J.-L. Thony, C. Tosca, M. Vauclin, D. Vignes, 1999: MUREX: a land-surface field experiment to study the annual cycle of the energy and water budgets. Ann. Geophysicae, (in press).


Model Intercomparison Studies

PILPS

Chen, T. H., A. Henderson-Sellers, P. C. D. Milly, A. J. Pitman, A. C. M. Beljaars, J. Polcher, F. Abramopoulos, A. Boone, S. Chang, F. Chen, Y. Dai, C. E. Desborough, R. E. Dickinson, L. Duemenil, M. Ek, J. R. Garratt, N. Gedney, Y. M. Gusev, J. Kim, R. Koster, E. Kowalczyk, K. Laval, J. Lean, D. Lettenmaier, X. Liang, J.-F. Mahfouf, H.-T. Mengelkamp, K. Mitchell, O. N. Nasonova, J. Noilhan, A. Robock, C. Rosenweig, J. Schaake, C. A. Schlosser, J.-P. Schulz, Y. Shao, A. B. Shmakin, D. L. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, E. F. Wood, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang, and Q. Zeng, 1996: Cabauw experimental results from the project for intercomparison of landsurface schemes (PILPS). J. Climate, 10, 1194-1215

Habets, F. and J. Noilhan, 1997: Resultats des simulations d'ISBA dans la phase PILPS2c: bilan hydrique du bassin de l'Arkansas, Note Trav. 50, GMME/Météo-France, 59 pp.

Habets, F., A. Boone, and J. Noilhan, 2002: Simulation of a Scandinavian basin using the diffusion transfer version of ISBA. Global and Plan. Change, (accepted).

Mahfouf, J.-F., C. Ciret, A. Ducharne, P. Irannejad, J. Noilhan, Y. Shao, P. Thorton, Y. Xue, and Z.-L. Yang, 1996: Analysis of transpiration results from the RICE and PILPS workshop. Glob. Plan. Change, 13, 73-88.

Liang, X., E. F. Wood, D. Lettenmaier, D. Lohmann, A. Boone, S. Chang, F. Chen, Y. Dai, C. Desborough, Q. Duan, M. Ek, Y. Gusev, F. Habets, P. Irannejad, R. Koster, O. Nasanova, J. Noilhan, J. Schaake, A. Schlosser, Y. Shao, A. Shmakin, D. Verseghy, J. Wang, K. Warrach, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang and Q. Zeng, 1998: The Project for Intercomparison of Land-Surface Parameterization Schemes (PILPS) Phase-2c Red-Arkansas River Basin experiment: 2. spatial and temporal analysis of energy fluxes. Global and Plan. Change, 19, 137-159.

Lohmann, D., X. Liang, E. F. Wood, D. Lettenmaier, A. Boone, S. Chang, F. Chen, Y. Dai, C. Desborough, Q. Duan, M. Ek, Y. Gusev, F. Habets, P. Irannejad, R. Koster, O. Nasanova, J. Noilhan, J. Schaake, A. Schlosser, Y. Shao, A. Shmakin, D. Verseghy, J. Wang, K. Warrach, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang and Q. Zeng, 1998: The Porject for Intercomparison of Land-Surface Parameterization Schemes (PILPS) Phase-2c Red-Arkansas River Basin experiment: 3. spatial and temporal analysis of water fluxes. Global and Plan. Change, 19, 161-179.

Luo, L., A. Robock, K. Y. Vinnikov, C. A. Schlosser, Slater, A. G., N. A. Speranskaya, A. Boone, H. Braden, F. Chen, P. M. Cox, P. de Rosnay, C. E. Desborough, R. E. Dickinson, Y.-J. Dai, Q. Duan, J. Entin, P. Etchevers, A. Henderson-Sellers, N. Gedney, Ye. M. Gusev, F. Habets, J. Kim, V. Koren, E. A. Kowalczyk, K. Mitchell, O. N. Nasonova, J. Noilhan, A. J. Pitman, S. Schaake, A. B. Shmakin, T. G. Smirnova, D. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang, Q. Zeng, 2002: Effects of frozen soil on soil temperature, spring infiltration, and runoff: Results from the PILPS 2(d) Experiment at Valdai, Russia. J. Hydrometeor., (accepted).

Pitman, A. J., A. Henderson-Sellers, F. Abramopoulos, R. Avvisar, G. Bonan, A. Boone, J. G. Cogley, R. E. Dickinson, M. Ek, D. Entekhabi, J. Famiglietti, J. R. Garratt, M. Frech, A. Hahmann, R. Koster, E. Kowalczyk, K. Laval, L. Lean, T. J. Lee, D. Lettenmaier, X. Liang, J-F. Mahfouf, L. Mahrt, C. Milly, K. Mitchell, N. de Noblet, J. Noilhan, H. Pan, R. Pielke, A. Robock, C. Rosenzwig, S. W. Running, A. Schlosser, R. Scott, M. Suarez, S. Thompson, D. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, E. Wood, Y. Xue, Z-L. Yang, L. Zhang, 1993: Results from the off-line Control Simulation Phase of the Project for Intercomparison of Landsurface Parameterization Schemes (PILPS), GEWEX Tech. Note, IGPO Publ. Series, 7, 47 pp.

Pitman, A. J., A. Henderson-Sellers, F. Abramopoulos, A. Boone, C. E. Desborough, R. E. Dickinson, J. R. Garratt, N. Gedney, A. Hahmann, R. Koster, E. Kowalczyk, K. Laval, D. Lettenmaier, X. Liang, J-F. Mahfouf, J. Noilhan, J. Polcher, W. Qu, A. Robock, C. Rosenzweig, C. A. Schlosser, A. B. Shmakin, J. Smith, M. Suarez, D. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, E. Wood, Y. Xue, Z-L. Yang, 1996: Results from the off-line control simulation phase 1(c) of the project for intercomparison of land-surface parameterization schemes (PILPS). Climate Dynamics, 15, 673-684.

Schlosser, C. A., A. G. Slater, A. Robock, A. J. Pitman, K. Y. Vinnkov, A. Henderson-Sellers, N. A. Speranskaya, K. Mitchell, A. Boone, H. Braden, F. Chen, P. Cox, P. de Rosnay, C. E. Desborough, R. E. Dickinson, Y.-J. Dai, Q. Duan, J. Entin, P. Etchevers, N. Gedney, Y. M. Gusev, F. Habets, J. Kim, V. Koren, E. Kowalczyk, O. N. Nasonova, J. Noilhan, J. Schaake, A. B. Shmakin, T. G. Smirnova, D. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, and Z.-L. Yang, 1999 : Simulations of a boreal grassland hydrology at Valdai, Russia: PILPS Phase 2(d). Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 301-321.

Slater, A. G., C. A. Schlosser, C. E. Desborough, A. J. Pitman, A. Henderson-Sellers, A. Robock, K. Ya. Vinnikov, K. Mitchell, A. Boone, H. Braden, F. Chen, P. M. Cox, P. de Rosnay, R. E. Dickinson, Y.-J. Dai, Q. Duan, J. Entin, P. Etchevers, N. Gedney, Ye. M. Gusev, F. Habets, J. Kim, V. Koren, E. A. Kowalczyk, O. N. Nasonova, J. Noilhan, S. Schaake, A. B. Shmakin, T. G. Smirnova, D. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang, Q. Zeng, 2001: The Representation of Snow in Land Surface Schemes: Results from PILPS 2(d). J. Hydrometeor., 2, 7--25.

Weiqing, Q., A. Henderson-Sellers, A. J. Pitman, T. H. Chen, F. Abramopoulos, A. C. M. Beljaars, A. Boone, S. Chang, F. Chen, Y. Dai, C. E. Desborough, R. E. Dickinson, L. Dumenil, M. Ek, J. R. Garratt, N. Gedney, Y. M. Gusev, J. Kim, R. Koster, E. A .Kowalczyk, K. Laval, J. Lean, D .Lettenmaier, X. Liang, J.-F. Mahfouf, H.-T. Mengelkamp, P. C. D. Milly, K. Mitchell, O. N. Nasonova, J. Noilhan, J. Polcher, A. Robock, C. Rosenzweig, J. Schaake, C. A. Schlosser, J.-P. Schulz, A. B. Shmakin, D. L. Verseghy, P. Wetzel, E. F. Wood, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yan and Q. Zeng, 1996: Sensitivity of latent heat flux from PILPS land-surface schemes to perterbations of surface air temperature. J. Atmos. Sci., 55, 1909-1927.

Wetzel, P. J., X. Liang, P. Irannejad, A. Boone, J. Noilhan, Y. Shao, C. Skelly, Y. Xue and Z. L. Yang, 1996: Modeling vadose zone liquid water fluxes: Infiltration, runoff, drainage, interflow. Global and Plan. Change, 13, 57-71.

Wood, E. F., D. Lettenmaier, X. Liang, D. Lohmann, A. Boone, S. Chang, F. Chen, Y. Dai, C. Desborough, Q. Duan, M. Ek, Y. Gusev, F. Habets, P. Irannejad, R. Koster, O. Nasanova, J. Noilhan, J. Schaake, A. Schlosser, Y. Shao, A. Shmakin, D. Verseghy, J. Wang, K. Warrach, P. Wetzel, Y. Xue, Z.-L. Yang and Q. Zeng, 1998: The Porject for Intercomparison of Land-Surface Parameterization Schemes (PILPS) Phase-2c Red-Arkansas River Basin experiment: 3. experiment description and summary intercomparisons. Global and Plan. Change, 19, 115-139.


SnowMIP

Essery, R., E. Martin, H. Douville, A. Fernandez, and E. Brun, 1999: A comparison of four snow models using observations from an alpine site. Clim. Dyn., 15, 583-593.

Rhone-AGG

Boone, A., F. Habets, J. Noilhan, D. Clark, P. Dirmeyer, S. Fox, Y. Gusev, I. Haddeland, R. Koster, D. Lohmann, S. Mahanama, K. Mitchell, O. Nasonova, G.-Y. Niu, A. Pitman, J. Polcher, A. B. Shmakin, K. Tanaka, B. van den Hurk, S. V\'erant, D. Verseghy and P. Viterbo, 2003: The Rhone-Aggregation Land Surface Scheme Intercomparison Project: An Overview. J. Climate, (submitted).

GSWP-Phase 1

Douville, H., 1998: Validation and sensitivity of the global hydrologic budget in stand-alone simulations with the ISBA land-surface scheme, Clim. Dyn., 14, 151-171.

Douville H., Bazile E., Caille P., Giard D., Noilhan J., Peirone L., Taillefer F., 1999 : Global Soil Wetness Project : forecast and assimilation experiments performed at Météo-France, J. Meteorol. Soc. Japan , 77, 305-316.


Operational Applications

Bouttier, F., J.-F. Mahfouf, and J. Noilhan, 1993: Sequential assimilation of soil moisture from atmospheric low-level parameters. Part I: Sensitivity and calibration studies. J. Appl. Meteor., 32, 1335-1351.

Giard, D., and E. Bazile, 2000: Implementation of a new assimilation scheme for soil and surface variables in a global NWP model. Mon. Wea. Rev., 128, 997-1015.

Mahfouf, J.-F., 1991: Analysis of soil moisture from near surface parameters: A feasibility study. J. Appl. Meteor., 30, 1534-1547.



Coupling with a macroscale hydrologic model (MODCOU)

Habets, F., J. Noilhan, C. Golaz, J. P. Goutorbe, P. Lacarrère, E. Leblois, E. Ledoux, E. Martin, C. Ottlé, D. Vidal-Madjar, 1999a: The ISBA surface scheme in a macroscale hydrological model applied to the Hapex-Mobilhy area Part 1: Model and database. J. Hydrol., 217, 75-96.

Habets, F., J. Noilhan, C. Golaz, J. P. Goutorbe, P. Lacarrère, E. Leblois, E. Ledoux, E. Martin, C. Ottlé, D. Vidal-Madjar, 1999b: The ISBA surface scheme in a macroscale hydrological model applied to the Hapex-Mobilhy area Part 2: Simulation of streamflows and annual water budget. J. Hydrol., 217, 97-118.

Habets, F., P. Etchevers, C. Golaz, E. Leblois, E. Ledoux, E. Martin, J. Noilhan, and C. Ottlé, 2000: Simulation of the water budget and the river flows of the Rhone basin. J. Geophys. Res.., (in press).

Etchevers, P., C. Golaz, and F. Habets, 2001: Simulation of the water budget and the river flows of the Rhone basin from 1981 to 1994. J. Hydrol., 244, 60-85.



GCM simulations

Douville, H., Royer J.-F., Mahfouf, J.-F., 1995b: A new snow parameterization for the Meteo-France climate model. Part 2: validation in a 3-D GCM experiment. Clim. Dyn., 12, 37-52.

Douville, H., and J.-F. Royer, 1996: Sensitivity of the Asian summer monsoon to an anomalous Eurasian snow cover within the Meteo-France GCM. Clim. Dyn., 12, 449-466.

Douville, H., and J.-F. Royer, 1997: Influence of the temperate and boreal forests on the Northern Hemisphere climate in the Meteo-France climate model. Clim. Dyn., 13, 57-74.

Etchevers, P., Douville H., and Martin E., 1999: Simulation of the northern hemisphere snow cover. IAHS Publications No. 256, 3-10.

Mahfouf, J.-F., A. O. Manzi, J. Noilhan, H. Giordani, and M. Deque, 1995: The land surface scheme ISBA within the Météo-France climate model ARPEGE. Part I: Implementation and preliminary results. J. Clim., 8, 2039-2057.



Local scale calibration and simulations/validation studies

Delire, C., J.-C. Calvet, J. Noilhan, I. Wright, A. Manzi and C.A. Nobre, 1997: Physical properties of Amazonian soils: A modeling study using the Anglo- Brazilian Amazonian Climate Observation Study data, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 30119-30133.

Douville H., 1997 : Local and global stand-alone tests of the Météo-France snow parameterization, Annals of Glaciology, 25, 165-169.

Mahfouf, J.-F., and J. Noilhan, 1991: Comparative study of various formulations of evaporation from bare soil using in situ data. J. Appl. Meteor., 30, 351-362.



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