High-resolution modeling of the spatial heterogeneity of soil moisture: Applications in network design

Water Resources Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 619-638

  Chaney, Nathaniel W ^a   Roundy, Joshua K ^a   Herrera Estrada, Julio E ^a   Wood, Eric F ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

land surface modeling; network design; soil moisture; topography

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; TOPOGRAPHY;

DISTRIBUTED HYDROLOGIC MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL WATERSHEDS; HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; HYDROLOGIC MODELING; LAND SURFACE MODELING; MODERATE RESOLUTION; NETWORK DESIGN; SPATIAL HETEROGENEITY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CALIBRATION; DESIGN; HETEROGENEITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; RESOLUTION; SOIL MOISTURE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; WATERSHED;

GEORGIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85028154565     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013WR014964     Document Type: Article

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