<s>
Land	B-Application
surface	I-Application
models	I-Application
(	O
LSMs	O
)	O
use	O
quantitative	O
methods	O
to	O
simulate	O
the	O
exchange	O
of	O
water	O
and	O
energy	O
fluxes	O
at	O
the	O
Earth	O
surface	O
–	O
atmosphere	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
key	O
component	O
of	O
climate	B-Application
models	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
suggested	O
that	O
terrestrial	O
biosphere	O
models	O
(	O
TBMs	O
)	O
are	O
a	O
more	O
inclusive	O
term	O
than	O
land	B-Application
surface	I-Application
models	I-Application
(	O
LSMs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
