Publications

Development Papers

Niu, G.-Y., Z.-L. Yang, K. E. Mitchell, F. Chen, M. B. Ek, M. Barlage, L. Longuevergne, A. Kumar, K. Manning, D. Niyogi, E. Rosero, M. Tewari, and Y. Xia (2011), The community Noah land surface model with multiparameterization options (Noah-MP): 1. Model description and evaluation with local-scale measurements, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2010JD015139, – PDF

Yang, Z.-L., G.-Y. Niu, K. E. Mitchell, F. Chen, M. B. Ek, M. Barlage, K. Manning, D. Niyogi, M. Tewari, and Y. Xia (2011), The community Noah land surface model with multiparameterization options (Noah-MP): 2. Evaluation over global river basins, J. Geophys. Res., doi:10.1029/2010JD015140, PDF.

Cai, X., Yang, Z.-L., Fisher, J. B., Zhang, X., Barlage, M., and Chen, F., 2016: Integration of nitrogen dynamics into the Noah-MP land surface model v1.1 for climate and environmental predictions, Geosci. Model Dev., 9, 1-15, doi:10.5194/gmd-9-1-2016, PDF.

Evaluation and Application Papers

Cai, X., Z.-L. Yang, C. H. David, G.-Y. Niu, and M. Rodell (2014), Hydrological evaluation of the Noah-MP land surface model for the Mississippi River Basin, J. Geophys. Res., 119(1), 23-38, doi:10.1002/2013JD020792.

Chen, F. et al. (2014), Modeling seasonal snowpack evolution in the complex terrain and forested Colorado Headwaters region: A model inter‐comparison study, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119, doi:10.1002/2014JD022167.

Cai, X., Z.‐L. Yang, Y. Xia, M. Huang,  H. Wei,  L. R. Leung, and  M. B. Ek (2014), Assessment of simulated water balance from Noah, Noah‐MP, CLM, and VIC over CONUS using the NLDAS Testbed, J. Geophys. Res. Atmos., 119(24): 13751-13770, doi:10.1002/2014JD022113.

Barlage, M., M. Tewari, F. Chen, G. Miguez-Macho, Z.-L. Yang and G.-Y. Niu (2015), The effect of groundwater interaction in North American regional climate simulations with WRF/Noah-MP. Clim. Change: 1-14, doi:10.1007/s10584-014-1308-8.

Lin, P., Z.-L. Yang, X. Cai, and C. H. David (2015), Development and evaluation of a physically-based lake level model for water resource management: A case study for Lake Buchanan, Texas, Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 4(B), 661-674, doi:10.1016/j.ejrh.2015.08.005.

Recent Relevant Presentations

“Improving Hydrological Representation in the Community Noah Land Surface Model for Intraseasonal to Interannual Prediction Studies”
Zong-Liang Yang, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin – PDF

“The Community Noah LSM with Multi-physics Options”
Guo-Yue Niu, Biosphere 2 Earthscience,University of Arizona – PDF