6. One paragraph description of your model (e.g. abstract from report or
   paper);


50. Please provide references relevant to the model description and use.

Desborough, C.E. and A.J. Pitman, 1998: The BASE land surface model, Global and Planetary Change, 19(1-4), 3-18.

Slater, A.G., A.J. Pitman, and C.E. Desborough, 1998a: The validation of a snow parameterization designed for use in General Circulation Models, International Journal of Climatology, 18(6), 595-617

Slater, A.G., A.J. Pitman, and C.E. Desborough, 1998b: Simulation of freeze-thaw cycles in a general circulation model land surface scheme, J. Geophys. Res. (Atmospheres), 103 (D10), 11303-11312.

Professor Andy Pitman School of Earth Sciences Macquarie University North Ryde, 2109, NSW, Australia Phone +61 2 9850 8425, Fax +61 2 9850 8428 apitman@penman.es.mq.edu.au

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