Initializing numerical weather prediction models with satellite-derived surface soil moisture: Data assimilation experiments with ECMWF's integrated forecast system and the TMI soil moisture data set

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Drusch, M ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL MOISTURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; LATENT HEAT FLUX; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SATELLITE DATA; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SOIL MOISTURE; VARIANCE ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34347327939     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007478     Document Type: Article

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