Parson Laboratory: Recent submissions

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    • Infiltration and Evaporation at Inhomogeneous Land Surfaces 

      Milly, P. Christopher D.; Eagleson, Peter S. (Cambridge, Mass. : Report / Ralph M. Parson Laboratory, Hydrology and Water Resource Systems, Dept. of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982-06)
      The local response of the land surface to atmospheric forcing is determined by the surface parameters, the surface state, and the forcing. Because these factors are highly variable at length scales smaller than those of ...

    • Linked Hydrodynamic and Biogeochemical Models of Water Quality in Shallow Lakes 

      Shanahan, Peter; Harleman, Donald R. F. (Cambridge, Mass. : Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory, Aquatic Science and Environmental Engineering, Dept. of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982-03)
      Approaches to lake water quality modeling are critically examined with particular attention to the formulation of water quality transport as the link between hydrodynamics and biogeochemical reaction. A linked water quality ...

    • Parameterization of Moisture and Heat Fluxes Across the Land Surface for Use in Atmospheric General Circulation Models 

      Milly, P. Christopher D.; Eagleson, Peter S. (Cambridge, Mass. : Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory, Hydrology and Water Resources Systems , Dept. of Civil Engineering, School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1982-06)
      The response of a bare soil surface to atmospheric forcing -- rain, wind, sunshine, etc. -- may be expressed in terms of the resultant evaporation rate and sensible and radiant heat losses. Examining the earth-atmosphere ...