LIST OF FIGURES

Figure S-1 Strategy framework for implementing GCIP iv
Figure S-2 TOP - the Mississippi River basin with boundaries defining the Large Scale Areas

for GCIP Focused Studies. Bottom Temporal emphasis for each LSA from 1994 through 2000.

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Figure S-3 Compiled and Standard Data Sets for GCIP Research xv
Figure S-4 The LSA-SW encompasses the Arkansas-Red River basin xv
Figure 1-1 The Mississippi River basin, the focus of GCIP activities 1-2
Figure 1-2 Boundaries for LSAs and temporal emphasis for each LSA from 1994 through 2000 1-5
Figure 1-3 Strategy Framework for Implementing GCIP 1-6
Figure 2-1 Steps in Parameter Estimation for the Model Parameter estimation Experiment (MOPEX) 2-12
Figure 5-1 Continental-scale area for intercomparison of atmospheric vapor flux divergence results 5-8
Figure 5-2 Large-scale Profiler Array in the Central U.S. 5-8
Figure 5-3 Subbasins of Mississippi River to be used in the Computing energy and water budgets 5-9
Figure 6-1 Relative Soil Moisture response curves for Ashton, OK during May 1996 from the Campbell Scientific Dississipation Soil Moisture Sensor 6-8
Figure 7-1 Latitude-longitude boundaries for the LSA-SW encompassing the Arkansas-Red River Basin 7-3
Figure 7-2 Latitude-longitude boundaries for the LSA-NC encompassing the Upper Mississippi River Basin 7-3
Figure 7-3 Latitude-longitude boundaries for the LSA-E encompassing the Ohio and Tennessee River Basin 7-7
Figure 7-4 Latitude-longitude boundaries for the LSA-NW encompassing the Missouri River Basin 7-7
Figure 9-1 GCIP DMSS User Services Configuration 9-2
Figure 10-1 Compiled and Planned Standard Data Sets for GCIP Research 10-2
Figure A-1 TOP- The Mississippi River basin with boundaries defining the Large Scale Areas (LSAs) for GCIP focused Studies. BOTTOM-Temporal emphasis for each LSA from 1994 through 2000. A-2
Figure A-2 Compiled and Planned Standard Data Sets for GCIP Research A-9
Figure A-3 GCIP 4-Stage Scenario for Regional Climate Modeling & Applications A-11
Figure A-4 Infrastructure for Regional Model (NWP or Climate) A-13
Figure A-5 Schematic for Land & Atmosphere Models A-14
Figure A-6 Infrastructure for Potential GCIP Modular Land/Hydrology Models (GCIP-MLH) A-16
Figure A-7 Models for different decision needs in water resources management A-19