Dynamics of terrestrial water storage change from satellite and surface observations and modeling

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 156-170

  Tang, Qiuhong ^a   Gao, Huilin ^a   Yeh, Pat ^b   Oki, Taikan ^b   Su, Fengge ^a   Lettenmaier, Dennis P ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE BASIN; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRACE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RIVER BASIN; RUNOFF; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE MISSION; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE;

CALIFORNIA; KLAMATH RIVER; SACRAMENTO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953339192     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JHM1152.1     Document Type: Article

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