edu.ucar.opensky::articles:22604 UCAR/NCAR - Library OpenSky Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 opensky@ucar.edu http://opensky.ucar.edu/ homepage pointOfContact 2025-12-25T15:31:53.041684 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d7959k03 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.869912 https Related Dataset #1 Global Soil Data Task (IGBP-DIS, ISO-image of CD) https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/565 https Related Dataset #2 Global Soil Data Products CD-ROM Contents (IGBP-DIS) https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/418 https Related Dataset #3 Global Soil Types, 1-Degree Grid (Zobler) Infiltration from the Pedon to global grid scales: An overview and outlook for land surface modeling 2019-06-24T00:00:00Z publication https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d7959k03 https://doi.org/10.2136/vzj2018.10.0191 Vereecken, H. author Weihermüller, L. author Assouline, S. author Šimůnek, J. author Verhoef, A. author Herbst, M. author Archer, N. author Mohanty, B. author Montzka, C. author Vanderborght, J. author Balsamo, G. author Bechtold, M. author Boone, A. author Chadburn, S. author Cuntz, M. author Decharme, B. author Ducharne, A. author Ek, M. author Garrigues, S. author Goergen, K. author Ingwersen, J. author Kollet, S. author Lawrence, David M. author Li, Q. author Or, D. author Swenson, S. author de Vrese, P. author Walko, R. author Wu, Y. author Xue, Y. author UCAR/NCAR - Library publisher Infiltration in soils is a key process that partitions precipitation at the land surface into surface runoff and water that enters the soil profile. We reviewed the basic principles of water infiltration in soils and we analyzed approaches commonly used in land surface models (LSMs) to quantify infiltration as well as its numerical implementation and sensitivity to model parameters. We reviewed methods to upscale infiltration from the point to the field, hillslope, and grid cell scales of LSMs. Despite the progress that has been made, upscaling of local-scale infiltration processes to the grid scale used in LSMs is still far from being treated rigorously. We still lack a consistent theoretical framework to predict effective fluxes and parameters that control infiltration in LSMs. Our analysis shows that there is a large variety of approaches used to estimate soil hydraulic properties. Novel, highly resolved soil information at higher resolutions than the grid scale of LSMs may help in better quantifying subgrid variability of key infiltration parameters. Currently, only a few LSMs consider the impact of soil structure on soil hydraulic properties. Finally, we identified several processes not yet considered in LSMs that are known to strongly influence infiltration. Especially, the impact of soil structure on infiltration requires further research. To tackle these challenges and integrate current knowledge on soil processes affecting infiltration processes into LSMs, we advocate a stronger exchange and scientific interaction between the soil and the land surface modeling communities. UCAR/NCAR - Library OpenSky Support PO Box 3000 Boulder CO 80307-3000 opensky@ucar.edu http://opensky.ucar.edu/ homepage pointOfContact PDF Text theme Resource Type 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z publication Copyright 2019 Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commerical-NoDerivatives 4.0 International license. None eng geoscientificInformation