Predictability of soil moisture and streamflow on subseasonal timescales: A case study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 10,963-10,979

  Orth, Rene ^a   Seneviratne, Sonia I ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

forecast; hydrological predictability; memory; runoff; skill; soil moisture

Indexed keywords

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; FORECASTING; INFORMATION USE; RUNOFF; SNOW; STREAM FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WEATHER FORECASTING;

HYDROLOGICAL FORECAST; HYDROLOGICAL PREDICTABILITY; INITIAL SOIL MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION FORECAST; REALISTIC INITIAL CONDITIONS; SKILL; TEMPERATURE FORECASTS; WATERRESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

SOIL MOISTURE;

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLIMATOLOGY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EXTREME EVENT; MOUNTAIN REGION; NUMERICAL MODEL; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW; TIMESCALE; WATER BUDGET; WEATHER FORECASTING;

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84887140152     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50846     Document Type: Article

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