Evaluation of GRACE filter tools from a hydrological perspective

Geophysical Journal International

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1499-1515

  Werth, S ^a   Guntner A ^a   Schmidt, R ^a,b   Kusche, J ^a,c  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydrology; Time series analysis; Time variable gravity

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY FIELD; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LEAKAGE; OPTIMIZATION; RIVER BASIN; SATELLITE MISSION; SPHERICAL HARMONICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER MASS; WATER STORAGE;

EID: 70450173626     PISSN: 0956540X     EISSN: 1365246X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-246X.2009.04355.x     Document Type: Article

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