Improved NLDAS-2 Noah-simulated hydrometeorological products with an interim run

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 780-792

  Xia, Youlong ^a,b   Peter Lidard, Christa D ^c   Huang, Maoyi ^d   Wei, Helin ^a,b   Ek, Mike ^a  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrometeorological products; NLDAS 2; Noah land surface model; Snow hydrology

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; HEAT FLUX; SNOW; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PRODUCTS; LAND SURFACE MODELING; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NLDAS-2; NORTH AMERICAN LAND DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; SNOW HYDROLOGY; STABLE ATMOSPHERIC BOUNDARY LAYER; SURFACE EXCHANGE COEFFICIENTS;

LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84924594865     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10190     Document Type: Article

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