GRACE satellite observations of terrestrial moisture changes for drought characterization in the Canadian Prairie

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 356, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 84-92

  Yirdaw, S Z ^a   Snelgrove, K R ^b   Agboma, C O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canadian Prairie; Drought; GRACE; Total water storage; TSDI; Water balance

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; DROUGHT; SATELLITES; STREAM FLOW;

TOTAL WATER STORAGE; WATER BALANCE;

SOIL MOISTURE;

COMPUTATION THEORY; DROUGHT; SATELLITES; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW;

ANOMALY; DROUGHT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MOISTURE CONTENT; PRAIRIE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER STORAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 46549089592     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.04.004     Document Type: Article

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