Data
• Model Input Data
• Atmospheric forcing data and soil and vegetation
properties were taken from ISLSCP-1.
• Initial Conditions
• Spin-up catchment-based LSM for 1987 using ISLSCP
forcing data.
• Surface Soil Moisture Observations
• Surface (2cm) soil moisture data output every day from
the “truth” run.
• Evaluation Data
• Surface, root zone and total profile soil moisture data
output each day plus average evapotranspiration data
output each  10 days.
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