Comparison of the NLDAS weather forcing model to agrometeorological measurements in the western United States

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 510, Issue , 2014, Pages 385-392

  Lewis, Clayton S ^a   Geli, Hatim M E ^a   Neale, Christopher M U ^a  

^a Utah State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Data assimilation system validation; Electronic weather station; Evapotranspiration

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; LOWER FREQUENCIES; NORTH AMERICAN LAND DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; WEATHER PARAMETERS; WEATHER STATIONS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SUN; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AGROMETEOROLOGY; AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA ASSIMILATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HUMIDITY; LAND SURFACE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892898257     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.12.040     Document Type: Article

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