Estimating the water budget of major US river basins via remote sensing

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 3955-3978

  Gao, Huilin ^a   Tang, Qiu Hong ^a   Ferguson, Craig R ^b   Wood, Eric F ^b   Lettenmaier, Dennis P ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; SURFACE WATERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

ANNUAL VARIATIONS; CONTERMINOUS USA; HYDROLOGY MODELING; PRECIPITATION PRODUCTS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TERRESTRIAL WATER STORAGE; VARIABLE INFILTRATION CAPACITIES; WATER STORAGE;

REMOTE SENSING;

ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER BASIN; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955160661     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.483488     Document Type: Article

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