A revised hydrology for the ECMWF model: Verification from field site to terrestrial water storage and impact in the integrated forecast system

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 623-643

  Balsamo, Gianpaolo ^a   Viterbo, Pedro ^b   Beijaars, Anton ^a   van den Hurk, Bart ^c   Hirschi, Martin ^d   Betts, Alan K ^e   Scipal, Klaus ^a  

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

^b Meteorological Institute   (Portugal)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^d Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^e Atmospheric Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING METHOD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; LAND SURFACE; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE;

EID: 68049085458     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JHM1068.1     Document Type: Article

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