Assimilating MODIS and AMSR-E snow observations in a snow evolution model

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1475-1492

  Fletcher, Steven J ^a   Liston, Glen E ^a   Hiemstra, Christopher A ^b   Miller, Steven D ^a  

^a Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^b US Army Corps of Engineers ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMSR-E; DATA ASSIMILATION; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT;

COLORADO; NEBRASKA; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84869407346     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-11-082.1     Document Type: Article

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