Improvement of global hydrological models using GRACE data

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 29, Issue 4-5, 2008, Pages 375-397

  Güntner, Andreas ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Continental water storage; Data assimilation; Global water cycle; Hydrological model; Land surface model; Multi objective validation; Satellite mission; Time variable gravity; Water balance

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; MODEL STRUCTURES; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; SATELLITES; SOLUTE TRANSPORT; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

CONTINENTAL WATER STORAGE; DATA ASSIMILATION; GLOBAL WATER CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODEL; LAND SURFACE MODEL; MULTI-OBJECTIVE VALIDATION; SATELLITE MISSION; TIME-VARIABLE GRAVITY; WATER BALANCE;

HYDRAULIC MODELS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA SET; GRAVITY FIELD; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE MISSION; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE;

EID: 59749094896     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10712-008-9038-y     Document Type: Review

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