The spatial scale of model errors and assimilated retrievals in a terrestrial water storage assimilation system

Water Resources Research

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 7457-7468

  Forman, B A ^a   Reichle, R H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

data assimilation; hydrology; modeling; remote sensing; snow; synthetic experiment

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION; LAND SURFACE MODELING; MACKENZIE RIVER BASIN; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SYNTHETIC EXPERIMENTS; TERRESTRIAL WATER STORAGE;

CATCHMENTS; ERRORS; EXPERIMENTS; HYDROLOGY; MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SOIL MOISTURE;

SNOW;

CATCHMENT; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND SURFACE; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER STORAGE;

CANADA; MACKENZIE BASIN [NORTHWEST TERRITORIES]; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

EID: 84887588780     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2012WR012885     Document Type: Article

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