A comparison of in situ, reanalysis, and satellite water budgets over the upper colorado river basin

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 888-905

  Smith, Rebecca A ^a   Kummerow, Christian D ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IN SITU TEST; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER BUDGET;

COLORADO BASIN [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84881493926     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-12-0119.1     Document Type: Article

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