Hydrological consistency using multi-sensor remote sensing data for water and energy cycle studies

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 430-444

  McCabe, M F ^a,b   Wood, E F ^a   Wojcik R ^a   Pan, M ^a   Sheffield, J ^a   Gao, H ^c   Su, H ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMSR E; Atmospheric processes; Climate dynamics; Data assimilation; Evapotranspiration; Feedback; Hydrological consistency; Hydrological cycle; Hydrology; Hydrometeorology; Land surface temperature; MODIS; Multi sensor; NAME; NAMS; North American Monsoon System; Remote sensing; Satellite; SMEX; Soil moisture; TRMM

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY; SATELLITES; SOIL MOISTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES; CLIMATE DYNAMICS; DATA ASSIMILATION; HYDROLOGICAL CONSISTENCY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; NORTH AMERICAN MONSOON SYSTEMS;

REMOTE SENSING;

ACCELERATOR MASS SPECTROMETRY; CLIMATE CYCLE; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENERGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HEAT FLUX; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LAND SURFACE; MODIS; MONSOON; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WATER;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049161845     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.03.027     Document Type: Article

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