Recent advances in land-atmosphere interaction research

Dara Entekhabi

Ralph M. Parsons Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

• Introduction
• Coupled Regional Soil Hydrology and Climate Variability
  • Influences on Climate Fluctuations
  • Coupling of the Surface and Atmospheric Branches of the Hydrologic Cycle
  • Moisture and Energy
• Modification of Atmospheric Boundary Layer and Storm Environment
  • Coupling Through the Boundary Layer
  • Spatial Structure
  • Growth of Synoptic Disturbances
  • Snow and Ice
• Final Remarks
• References