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Canadian Land Surface Scheme

The Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS) is a land surface parametrization scheme for use in large scale climate models. It is a state-of-the-art… 
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2018
2018
Interactive comment on “An improved parameterization of leaf area index (LAI) seasonality in the Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS) and Canadian Terrestrial Ecosystem
The study by Asaadi et al. aims to improve the seasonal timing of LAI simulated by the CTEM model by including a representation… 
2018
2018
Mapping of Plant Functional Type from Satellite-Derived Land Cover Datasets for Climate Models
Recent studies show that there are large differences in the dominant plant functional types (PFT) used in the CMIP5 models, which… 
2015
2015
Microwave snow emission modeling of boreal forest environments
This study focuses on the coupling of the Canadian land surface scheme (CLASS) and a radiative transfer model (RTM) to simulate… 
2011
2011
MODELING CARBON DYNAMICS IN AGRICULTURE AND FOREST ECOSYSTEMS USING THE PROCESS-BASED MODELS DayCENT AND CN-CLASS
MODELING CARBON DYNAMICS IN AGRICULTURE AND FOREST ECOSYSTEMS USING THE PROCESS-BASED MODELS DayCENT AND CN-CLASS KUO-HSIEN CHANG… 
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2008
Highly Cited
2008
THE CANADIAN LAND SURFACE SCHEME Technical Documentation - Version 3.4
2008
2008
Modelling snow interception and unloading in the Canadian Land Surface Scheme
2004
2004
Simulation of energy and water budgets in aspen, black spruce and jack pine forests during winter using the Canadian Land Surface Scheme
In the boreal forest, snow covers the ground for more than half of the year and contributes about a third of the annual water… 
2002
2002
A GCM-based assessment of the global moisture budget and the role of land-surface moisture reservoirs in processing precipitation
Abstract.The performance of the Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS) when coupled to the CCCma third generation general… 
2000
2000
Improvement of the Canadian Land Surface Scheme (CLASS) under Stable Conditions
  • A. Wu
  • 2000
  • Corpus ID: 134278254
1999
1999
Testing and development of the Canadian land surface scheme (class) for forests, agricultural crops and bare soils
  • A. Wu
  • 1999
  • Corpus ID: 131528366
C L A S S (Canadian Land Surface Scheme) is the land surface model currently used in the Canadian general circulation model. It… 
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