Research Objectives

EOS-related research activities to date have concentrated on the objectives given below. The regional-scale activitivies have been closely integrated as part of the Susquehanna River Basin Experiment.

  1. Evaluate the capability of the GENESIS global circulation model (GCM) to simulate hydrologic cycle components.

  2. Develop standardized model products.

  3. Evaluate GCM sensitivity to lower boundary forcing.

  4. Generate global data sets for documentation of global change, specifically for hydrologic variables, and for global model validation and verification.

  5. Develop and test components of an atmospheric model of the regional (mesoscale) hydrologic cycle.

  6. Test the adaptability of hydrologic models for sensitivity to spatial and topographic scales.

  7. Test methodologies for indirect measurement of soil water content and integrate results into mesoscale model simulations.

  8. Develop a comprehensive database and GIS for the Susquehanna River Basin to facilitate the development and evaluation of the nested model approach to regional prediction.

  9. Develop a comprehensive database and GIS for the Cape Region in E. Central Florida in order to better understand process coupling between the land and atmosphere in a subtropical summer environment.

  10. Determine ice sheet mass balance.

  11. Develop a landscape evolution model.

  12. Model the relationships between climate and agriculture.

    Last change: 23 Feb 1995, R. A. White / raw@essc.psu.edu