Evaluation of soil moisture in CMIP5 simulations over the contiguous United States using in situ and satellite observations

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 2203-2218

  Yuan, Shanshui ^a   Quiring, Steven M ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; MOISTURE; REGIONAL PLANNING; SATELLITES; SOILS;

COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION; COUPLED MODEL INTERCOMPARISON PROJECT; MOISTURE SIMULATIONS; MULTI-MODEL ENSEMBLE; REGIONAL VARIATION; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SITU SOIL MOISTURES;

SOIL MOISTURE;

CMIP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL MOISTURE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 85018657595     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-21-2203-2017     Document Type: Article

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