Water storage, net precipitation, and evapotranspiration in the mackenzie river basin from October 2002 to September 2009 inferred from GRACE satellite gravity data

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 467-473

  Morrow, E ^a   Mitrovica, J X ^a   Fotopoulos, G ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; North America; Precipitation; Satellite observations; Water masses storage

Indexed keywords

ERROR ANALYSIS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRACE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; POSTGLACIAL REBOUND; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; SATELLITE DATA; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER STORAGE;

CANADA; MACKENZIE RIVER [NORTHWEST TERRITORIES]; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 79959671963     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JHM1278.1     Document Type: Article

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