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Describe the New Use Case

This use case will calculate Terrestrial Coupling Index (TCI) from CESM CAM and CLM dataset and compare them to Paul Dirmeyer's FLUXNET2015 NETCDF data. The TCI is computed using Ahmed Method and utilizes SOILWATER_10CM and LHFLX data.
Ref:
Dirmeyer, P. A. (2011), The terrestrial segment of soil moisture–climate coupling, Geophys. Res. Lett., 38, L16702, doi:10.1029/2011GL048268

Dirmeyer, P. A., Z. Wang, M. J. Mbuh, and H. E. Norton (2014), Intensified land surface control on boundary layer growth in a changing climate, Geophys. Res. Lett., 41, 1290–1294, doi:10.1002/2013GL058826

Use Case Name and Category

feature_2011_TCI_from_CESM_FLUXNET2015_NETCDF

Input Data

Model: CESM CLM and CAM datasets
Observations: FLUXNET2015

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