Probabilistic SWE reanalysis as a generalization of deterministic SWE reconstruction techniques

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 28, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3875-3895

  Girotto, Manuela ^a   Margulis, Steven A ^a   Durand, Michael ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Sierra Nevada (CA); Snow water equivalent; Snow covered area

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; ERRORS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SUN;

DATA ASSIMILATION; DETERMINISTIC APPROACH; MOUNTAINOUS ENVIRONMENT; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES; SIERRA NEVADA; SNOW COVERED AREA; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT;

SNOW;

DATA ASSIMILATION; PROBABILITY; RECONSTRUCTION; RUNOFF; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT;

CALIFORNIA; SIERRA NEVADA [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901828971     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.9887     Document Type: Article

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