Integration of altimetric lake levels and GRACE gravimetry over Africa: Inferences for terrestrial water storage change 2003-2011

Water Resources Research

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 9696-9720

  Moore, P ^a   Williams, S D P ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acceleration; Africa; altimetry; confidence intervals; GRACE; gravitation from lake height variation; stochastic modeling; terrestrial water; trend

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; SOIL MOISTURE; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; SURFACE WATERS;

AFRICA; ALTIMETRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; GRACE; HEIGHT VARIATION; TREND;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ENVISAT; GRACE; GRAVIMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA;

EID: 85027951414     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014WR015506     Document Type: Article

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