Observations of land surface variables, of surface fluxes (water, energy, and greenhouse gases), of atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) growth and thermodynamics, and of atmospheric composition have advanced our understanding of land-atmosphere interactions. Integrating multiple observation techniques across the soil-vegetation-atmosphere continuum opens new opportunities to disentangle complex land-atmosphere feedback mechanisms. Particularly, new ground-based technologies are becoming available for observations of ABL properties including Doppler sodar, and profiling radars and lidars for high-resolution wind, temperature, and humidity measurements. This session investigates how integration of soil, vegetation, surface flux, atmospheric composition and ABL measurements can 1) improve our understanding of land-atmosphere interactions, feedbacks, and coupling, 2) foster new cross-disciplinary collaborations between atmospheric and surface flux scientists, and 3) open up forward-thinking avenues for integrated cutting-edge research. We welcome submissions that describe observational or modeling studies, targeted field campaigns, or long-term measurements, and at local-to-regional spatial scales.

• A - Atmospheric Sciences

• AMS: American Meteorological Society -