An evaluation of satellite remote sensing data products for land surface hydrology: Atmospheric infrared sounder

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1234-1262

  Ferguson, Craig R ^a   Wood, Eric F ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy budget balance; Hydrology; Land surface; Remote sensing; Satellite observations; Water budget

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALGORITHM; CORRELATION; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENERGY BALANCE; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; LAND SURFACE; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEVIRI; SURFACE PRESSURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; WIND VELOCITY;

AFRICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955151607     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JHM1217.1     Document Type: Article

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