Improving evapotranspiration in a land surface model using biophysical variables derived from MSG/SEVIRI satellite

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2567-2583

  Ghilain, N ^a   Arboleda, A ^a   Sepulcre Canto G ^a,e   Batelaan, O ^b,c   Ardo J ^d   Gellens Meulenberghs, F ^a  

^a ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF BELGIUM   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-PHYSICAL VARIABLES; CONTINENTAL SCALE; DAILY EVAPOTRANSPIRATIONS; FRACTIONAL VEGETATION COVER; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; INTERANNUAL; LAND COVER; LAND SURFACE; LAND SURFACE ANALYSIS; LAND SURFACE MODELS; LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; LEAF AREA INDEX; METEOSAT SECOND GENERATIONS; NEAR-REAL TIME; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; RADIATION FORCING; SATELLITE APPLICATION FACILITIES; SEMI-ARID CLIMATE; SOUTH AMERICA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION PARAMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOPHYSICS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE ANALYSIS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; VEGETATION;

WATER SUPPLY;

BIOPHYSICS; DATA PROCESSING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; LAND SURFACE; MONITORING; SATELLITE; SEVIRI; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84869415412     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2567-2012     Document Type: Article

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