Land surface modeling as a tool to explore sustainable irrigation practices in Mediterranean fruit orchardsO. Dombrowski1, C. Brogi1, H.-J. Hendricks Franssen1, V. Pisinaras2, A. Panagopoulos2, S. Swenson3, H. Bogena11Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich 52425, Germany2Soil & Water Resources Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization, Gorgopotamou, Sindos, Thessaloniki 57400, Greece3Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder 80305, Colorado, United States of AmericaCorresponding author: Olga Dombrowski (o.dombrowski@fz-juelich.de)