Development and validation of the frozen soil parameterization scheme in Common Land Model

In this paper, a frozen soil parameterization scheme is developed based on the Common Land Model. We modify a frozen soil parameterization scheme using soil matric potential to define maximum liquid water content when soil temperature is below the freezing point; the simulation performance is validated using the data from Maqu station on the Tibetan Plateau from 2005 to 2006. The simulated results indicate that the modified frozen soil parameterization scheme allows the liquid water to exist when the soil temperature is below the freezing point, and the simulated soil liquid water content is significantly improved. The simulated soil temperature is also improved because of the successful simulation of the soil liquid water content. The distribution of energy from the modified model is closer to the observed data. Also, the simulated latent heat flux from the modified model increases and the simulated soil heat flux descends compared with the original model. (C) 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V.