Early findings in comparison of AMSR-E/Aqua L3 global snow water equivalent EASE-grids data with in situ observations for Eastern Turkey

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 2737-2747

  Tekeli, A Emre ^a  

^a Turkish State Meteorological Service   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AMSR E; Euphrates; Hydrology; Snow water equivalent; Validation

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT; MICROWAVES; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVERS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT; SPACE OPTICS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER; ALGORITHM DEVELOPMENT; AMSR-E; CORRELATION CO-EFFICIENT; DIRECT DETERMINATION; EASTERN TURKEY; EUPHRATES; GROUND MEASUREMENTS; HYDROLOGY; IN-SITU; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; POSSIBLE ERROR; RAINY DAYS; REFREEZING; REGIONAL VALIDATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SNOW DENSITY; SNOW GRAIN SIZE; SNOW MELTING; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; VALIDATION; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT;

PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HEADWATER; HYDROLOGY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; MODEL VALIDATION; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EUPHRATES RIVER; EURASIA; TIGRIS RIVER; TURKEY;

EID: 48749088831     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7093     Document Type: Conference Paper

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