Comparison of NLDAS-2 simulated and NASMD observed daily soil moisture. Part I: Comparison and analysis

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1962-1980

  Xia, Youlong ^a,b   Ek, Michael B ^a   Wu, Yihua ^a,b   Ford, Trent ^c   Quiring, Steven M ^c  

^a CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER   (United States)

^b I M Systems Group Inc   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Hydrometeorology; Land surface model; Model evaluation performance; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

DATA ASSIMILATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; SOIL MOISTURE;

ALABAMA; COLORADO; MICHIGAN; NEBRASKA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 84944123510     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-14-0096.1     Document Type: Article

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