Operational hydrological data assimilation with the recursive ensemble Kalman filter

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 21-38

  McMillan, H K ^a   Hreinsson, E O ^a   Clark, M P ^b   Singh, S K ^a   Zammit, C ^a   Uddstrom, M J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION-TIME; DISCHARGE OBSERVATIONS; ENSEMBLE KALMAN FILTER; FILTER DESIGNS; FLOW BYES; FLOW FORECASTING; FORECAST SYSTEMS; HYDROLOGICAL DATA; INFORMATION SOURCES; LAG-TIME; MODEL INITIAL CONDITIONS; MODEL STATE; NEW ZEALAND; OPERATIONAL FORECASTING; PAST AND PRESENT; SOIL WATER; SURFACE STORAGE;

AQUIFERS; DATA PROCESSING; FORECASTING; KALMAN FILTERS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENT; DATA ASSIMILATION; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; KALMAN FILTER; STREAMFLOW;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84872251243     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-21-2013     Document Type: Article

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