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However, the impact of data assimilation on improving the forecast of land surface variables has not been well studied, which is essential for weather and hydrology forecasting. In this study, a multi-pass land data assimilation scheme (MLDAS) based on the Noah-MP model was used to predict short-term land surface variables (e.g., sensible heat fluxes (H), latent heat fluxes (LE), and surface soil moisture (SM)) by jointly assimilating soil moisture, leaf area index (LAI) and solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF). The test was conducted at the Mead site during the growing season (1 May to 30 September) in 2003, 2004, and 2005. Four assimilation-prediction scenarios (assimilating for 15 days, 45 days, 75 days, and 105 days from 1 May, then predicting one future month) are adapted to evaluate the influence of assimilation on subsequent prediction against Noah-MP open-loop simulation (OL). On average, MLDAS produces 28.65%, 27.79%, and 19.15% lower root square deviations (RMSD) for daily H, LE, and SM prediction compared to open-loop run, respectively. The influence of assimilation on prediction can reach around 60 days and 100 days for H (LE) and SM, respectively. 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