Estimation of the terrestrial water budget over Northern Eurasia through the use of multiple data sources

Journal of Climate

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 3272-3293

  Troy, Tara J ^a,b   Sheffield, Justin ^a   Wood, Eric F ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Databases; Evapotranspiration; Precipitation; Water budget; Winter cool season

Indexed keywords

COLD SEASON; CURRENT ESTIMATES; DATA SETS; HYDROCLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES; MULTIPLE SOURCE; NORTHERN EURASIA; REANALYSIS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; TERRESTRIAL WATER STORAGE; WATER BUDGET; WINTER/COOL SEASON;

BUDGET CONTROL; DATA PROCESSING; ESTIMATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; REMOTE SENSING; WATER SUPPLY;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DATA SET; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE;

EURASIA;

EID: 79960291714     PISSN: 08948755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2011JCLI3936.1     Document Type: Article

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