Analyzing the sensitivity of drought recovery forecasts to land surface initial conditions

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 526, Issue , 2015, Pages 89-100

  DeChant, Caleb M ^a   Moradkhani, Hamid ^a  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Data assimilation; Drought recovery; Ensemble forecasting

Indexed keywords

FORECASTING; RECOVERY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

COLORADO RIVER BASIN; DATA ASSIMILATION; DROUGHT CONDITIONS; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LAND SURFACE CONDITIONS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SENSITIVITY TO INITIAL CONDITIONS;

DROUGHT;

DATA ASSIMILATION; DROUGHT; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LAND SURFACE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

COLORADO BASIN [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84928576168     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.10.021     Document Type: Article

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