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res:
  bibo_abstract:
  - An ecohydrological model Tethys‐Chloris (T&C) described in the companion paper
    is applied to two semiarid systems characterized by different climate and vegetation
    cover conditions. The Lucky Hills watershed in Arizona represents a typical small,
    “unit‐source” catchment of a desert shrub system of the U.S. southwest. Two nested
    basins of the Reynolds Creek Experimental watershed (Idaho, U.S.A.), the Reynolds
    Creek Mountain East and Tollgate catchments, are representative of a semiarid
    cold climate with seasonal snow cover. Both exhibit a highly non‐uniform vegetation
    cover. A range of ecohydrological metrics of the long‐term model performance is
    presented to highlight the model capabilities in reproducing hydrological and
    vegetation dynamics both at the plot and the watershed scales. A diverse set of
    observations is used to confirm the simulated dynamics. Highly satisfactory results
    are obtained without significant (or any) calibration efforts despite the large
    phase‐space dimensionality of the model, the uncertainty of imposed boundary conditions,
    and limited data availability. It is argued that a significant investment into
    the model design based on the description of physical, biophysical, and ecological
    processes leads to such a consistent simulation skill. The simulated patterns
    mimic the outcome of hydrological and vegetation dynamics with high realism, as
    confirmed from spatially distributed remote sensing data. Further community efforts
    are warranted to address the issue of thorough quantitative assessment. The current
    lack of appropriate data hampers the development and testing of process‐based
    ecohydrological models. It is further argued that the mechanistic nature of the
    T&C model can be valuable for designing virtual experiments and developing
    questions of scientific inquiry at a range of spatiotemporal scales.@eng
  bibo_authorlist:
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: Simone
      foaf_name: Fatichi, Simone
      foaf_surname: Fatichi
      foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=cf8e546b-a9b0-11f0-a43b-aa89ed1b56d6
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: V. Y.
      foaf_name: Ivanov, V. Y.
      foaf_surname: Ivanov
  - foaf_Person:
      foaf_givenName: E.
      foaf_name: Caporali, E.
      foaf_surname: Caporali
  bibo_doi: 10.1029/2011ms000087
  bibo_issue: '2'
  bibo_volume: 4
  dct_date: 2012^xs_gYear
  dct_isPartOf:
  - http://id.crossref.org/issn/1942-2466
  dct_language: eng
  dct_publisher: American Geophysical Union@
  dct_title: 'A mechanistic ecohydrological model to investigate complex interactions
    in cold and warm water‐controlled environments: 2. Spatiotemporal analyses@'
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