A global water cycle reanalysis (2003-2012) merging satellite gravimetry and altimetry observations with a hydrological multi-model ensemble

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2955-2973

  Van Dijk, A I J M ^a   Renzullo, L J ^b   Wada, Y ^c   Tregoning, P ^d  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; ERRORS; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGY; SNOW; SURFACE WATERS; WATER LEVELS;

COLLOCATION TECHNIQUES; GRAVITY RECOVERY AND CLIMATE EXPERIMENT SATELLITES; GROUNDWATER DEPLETION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; SATELLITE GRAVIMETRIES; SURFACE WATER BODY; UNCERTAINTY INFORMATIONS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

DATA ASSIMILATION; GRACE; GRAVIMETRY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; ICE CAP; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER LEVEL;

SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 84925837020     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-2955-2014     Document Type: Article

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