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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 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.
article_number: 2011MS000087
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Simone
  full_name: Fatichi, Simone
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  last_name: Fatichi
- first_name: V. Y.
  full_name: Ivanov, V. Y.
  last_name: Ivanov
- first_name: E.
  full_name: Caporali, E.
  last_name: Caporali
citation:
  ama: 'Fatichi S, Ivanov VY, Caporali E. A mechanistic ecohydrological model to investigate
    complex interactions in cold and warm water‐controlled environments: 2. Spatiotemporal
    analyses. <i>Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems</i>. 2012;4(2). doi:<a
    href="https://doi.org/10.1029/2011ms000087">10.1029/2011ms000087</a>'
  apa: 'Fatichi, S., Ivanov, V. Y., &#38; Caporali, E. (2012). A mechanistic ecohydrological
    model to investigate complex interactions in cold and warm water‐controlled environments:
    2. Spatiotemporal analyses. <i>Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems</i>.
    American Geophysical Union. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1029/2011ms000087">https://doi.org/10.1029/2011ms000087</a>'
  chicago: 'Fatichi, Simone, V. Y. Ivanov, and E. Caporali. “A Mechanistic Ecohydrological
    Model to Investigate Complex Interactions in Cold and Warm Water‐controlled Environments:
    2. Spatiotemporal Analyses.” <i>Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems</i>.
    American Geophysical Union, 2012. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1029/2011ms000087">https://doi.org/10.1029/2011ms000087</a>.'
  ieee: 'S. Fatichi, V. Y. Ivanov, and E. Caporali, “A mechanistic ecohydrological
    model to investigate complex interactions in cold and warm water‐controlled environments:
    2. Spatiotemporal analyses,” <i>Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems</i>,
    vol. 4, no. 2. American Geophysical Union, 2012.'
  ista: 'Fatichi S, Ivanov VY, Caporali E. 2012. A mechanistic ecohydrological model
    to investigate complex interactions in cold and warm water‐controlled environments:
    2. Spatiotemporal analyses. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems. 4(2),
    2011MS000087.'
  mla: 'Fatichi, Simone, et al. “A Mechanistic Ecohydrological Model to Investigate
    Complex Interactions in Cold and Warm Water‐controlled Environments: 2. Spatiotemporal
    Analyses.” <i>Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems</i>, vol. 4, no. 2,
    2011MS000087, American Geophysical Union, 2012, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1029/2011ms000087">10.1029/2011ms000087</a>.'
  short: S. Fatichi, V.Y. Ivanov, E. Caporali, Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth
    Systems 4 (2012).
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date_created: 2026-07-27T12:30:23Z
date_published: 2012-05-30T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-08-03T14:04:42Z
day: '30'
doi: 10.1029/2011ms000087
extern: '1'
intvolume: '         4'
issue: '2'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '05'
oa_version: None
publication: Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1942-2466
publication_status: published
publisher: American Geophysical Union
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'A mechanistic ecohydrological model to investigate complex interactions in
  cold and warm water‐controlled environments: 2. Spatiotemporal analyses'
type: journal_article
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