Effective soil moisture estimate and its uncertainty using multimodel simulation based on bayesian model averaging

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 8023-8042

  Kim, Jonggun ^a   Mohanty, Binayak P ^a   Shin, Yongchul ^a  

^a Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; GENETIC ALGORITHM; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; MOISTURE FLUX; PARAMETERIZATION; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MOISTURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84942195209     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022905     Document Type: Article

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