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Functional relationships reveal differences in the water cycle representation of global water models

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Gnann,  Sebastian
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Reinecke,  Robert
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Stein,  Lina
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Wada,  Yoshihide
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Thiery,  Wim
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Müller Schmied,  Hannes
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Satoh,  Yusuke
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Pokhrel,  Yadu
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Ostberg,  Sebastian
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research;

Koutroulis,  Aristeidis
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Hanasaki,  Naota
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Grillakis,  Manolis
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Gosling,  Simon N.
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Burek,  Peter
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Bierkens,  Marc F. P.
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Wagener,  Thorsten
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Gnann, S., Reinecke, R., Stein, L., Wada, Y., Thiery, W., Müller Schmied, H., Satoh, Y., Pokhrel, Y., Ostberg, S., Koutroulis, A., Hanasaki, N., Grillakis, M., Gosling, S. N., Burek, P., Bierkens, M. F. P., Wagener, T. (2023): Functional relationships reveal differences in the water cycle representation of global water models. - Nature Water, 1, 1079-1090.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-023-00160-y


Zitierlink: https://publications.pik-potsdam.de/pubman/item/item_29082
Zusammenfassung
Global water models are increasingly used to understand past, present and future water cycles, but disagreements between simulated variables make model-based inferences uncertain. Although there is empirical evidence of different large-scale relationships in hydrology, these relationships are rarely considered in model evaluation. Here we evaluate global water models using functional relationships that capture the spatial co-variability of forcing variables (precipitation, net radiation) and key response variables (actual evapotranspiration, groundwater recharge, total runoff). Results show strong disagreement in both shape and strength of model-based functional relationships, especially for groundwater recharge. Empirical and theory-derived functional relationships show varying agreements with models, indicating that our process understanding is particularly uncertain for energy balance processes, groundwater recharge processes and in dry and/or cold regions. Functional relationships offer great potential for model evaluation and an opportunity for fundamental advances in global hydrology and Earth system research in general.