Land-Atmosphere Interactions Model (LAIM) by John Chun-Han Lin (John.Lin@utah.edu)
Simple 1-D model of the land and the atmosphere in order to study the coupling and interactions. The LAIM model adopts numerous simplifications/assumptions as part of its “spherical cow” approach: • No horizontal fluxes and horizontal advection • Variations within mixed-layer is minimal • Variations within thin surface layer neglected • Inversion layer in the entrainment zone represented by a “jump”