Multiobjective calibration and sensitivity of a distributed land surface water and energy balance model

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D24, 2001, Pages 33421-33433

  Houser, Paul R ^a,c   Gupta, Hoshin V ^a   Shuttleworth, W James ^a   Famiglietti, James S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JUGLANS;

CALIBRATION; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT FLUX; MODEL VALIDATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE WATER;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES; WALNUT GULCH BASIN;

EID: 0035727949     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900803     Document Type: Article

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