| BATS | CLM4.5 |
Number of soil layers | 3 | 10 |
Soil temperature calculation | Force-restore method | Head diffusion equation |
Soil freezing and thawing | Yes | A new frozen soil model (supercooled soil water) |
Number of snow layers | 1 | 5 |
Land use parameters | 20(GLCC) | 5 landunits, 17 types (PFTs) represent vegetation |
Surface datasets | Leaf area index | MODIS products |
Soil texture | FAO soil map of the world | IGBP soil dataset |