The Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project (GCIP): An overview

This paper provides a brief historical overview of the Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment (GEWEX) Continental-Scale International Project (GCIP), the basis for selecting the principal site for this experiment, the scientific objectives, and the strategic planning that has been brought to bear in preparing for the implementation of the project. It also provides a summary of the 25 papers published in this special issue, which collectively represent the launching point for research in the GEWEX's initiatives on continental-scale hydrometeorology.

[1]  E. Rasmusson,et al.  Studies of North American continental‐scale hydrology using Eta model forecast products , 1996 .

[2]  E. Foufoula‐Georgiou,et al.  Linkage of scaling and thermodynamic parameters of rainfall: Results from midlatitude mesoscale convective systems , 1996 .

[3]  A. Henderson‐sellers,et al.  Modeling soil moisture: A Project for Intercomparison of Land Surface Parameterization Schemes Phase 2(b) , 1996 .

[4]  F. Giorgi,et al.  Three‐dimensional model study of organized mesoscale circulations induced by vegetation , 1996 .

[5]  Pedro Viterbo,et al.  The land surface‐atmosphere interaction: A review based on observational and global modeling perspectives , 1996 .

[6]  Eric F. Wood,et al.  Application of a macroscale hydrologic model to estimate the water balance of the Arkansas-Red River Basin , 1996 .

[7]  K. Georgakakos,et al.  Large‐scale properties of simulated soil water variability , 1996 .

[8]  M. Ek,et al.  Impact of soil water property parameterization on atmospheric boundary layer simulation , 1996 .

[9]  Roni Avissar,et al.  Sensitivity of shallow convective precipitation induced by land surface heterogeneities to dynamical and cloud microphysical parameters , 1996 .

[10]  Piers J. Sellers,et al.  Impact of vegetation properties on U.S. summer weather prediction , 1996 .

[11]  Soroosh Sorooshian,et al.  Sensitivity analysis of the biosphere‐atmosphere transfer scheme , 1996 .

[12]  R. Rabin,et al.  Satellite observations of shallow cumulus coverage over the central United States: An exploration of land use impact on cloud cover , 1996 .

[13]  R. Oglesby,et al.  Sensitivity of the CCM1 hydrologic cycle to CO2 , 1996 .

[14]  A. Robock,et al.  Scales of temporal and spatial variability of midlatitude soil moisture , 1996 .

[15]  John C. Schaake,et al.  FIFE 1987 water budget analysis , 1996 .

[16]  Yongqiang Liu,et al.  Three-dimensional numerical study of shallow convective clouds and precipitation induced by land surface forcing , 1996 .

[17]  S. Argentini,et al.  Role of land surface in controlling daytime cloud amount: Two case studies in the GCIP‐SW area , 1996 .

[18]  J. Roads,et al.  Balancing the atmospheric hydrologic budget , 1996 .

[19]  K. Mitchell,et al.  Simple water balance model for estimating runoff at different spatial and temporal scales , 1996 .

[20]  Y. Xue,et al.  Modeling of land surface evaporation by four schemes and comparison with FIFE observations , 1996 .

[21]  Ramakrishna R. Nemani,et al.  Global vegetation cover changes from coarse resolution satellite data , 1996 .

[22]  R. Pielke,et al.  Potential climatic impacts of vegetation change: A regional modeling study , 1996 .

[23]  Ramakrishna R. Nemani,et al.  Sensitivity of a general circulation model to global changes in leaf area index , 1996 .

[24]  Muyin Wang.  Impact of Analysis Uncertainty upon Regional Atmospheric Moisture Flux Budgets: Diagnostic Study and Model Simulation , 1996 .

[25]  D. Easterling,et al.  1996: Reducing biases in estimates of precipitation over the United States: Phase 3 adjustments , 1996 .

[26]  John B. Cunning,et al.  The Oklahoma-Kansas Preliminary Regional Experiment for STORM-Central , 1986 .

[27]  P. Sellers,et al.  An overview of the results of the FIFE-87 and FIFE-89 campaigns , 1991 .

[28]  P. Sellers,et al.  The First ISLSCP Field Experiment (FIFE) , 1988 .