Estimating the global terrestrial hydrologie cycle through modelling, remote sensing and data assimilation

Ming Pan, Tara J. Troy, Alok K. Sahoo, Justin Sheffield, Eric F. Wood

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Abstract

This study focuses on water budget estimation using satellite-only data products over 10 continental river basins. A non-satellite merged product (which includes model, in situ and re-analysis data) is also used to evaluate each satellite precipitation (P) and evapotranspiration (ET) product. The water budget estimated from the satellite-only products is found not to close the budget over the river basins. A water budget closure scheme is employed where the budget non-closure error from each water budget component is estimated, and closure is obtained by redistributing the non-closure error using these error statistics. It is found that the satellite precipitation product carries most of the non-closure error.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationRemote Sensing and Hydrology
Pages316-320
Number of pages5
StatePublished - 2012
EventRemote Sensing and Hydrology Symposium - Jackson Hole, WY, United States
Duration: Sep 27 2010Sep 30 2010

Publication series

NameIAHS-AISH Publication
Volume352
ISSN (Print)0144-7815

Other

OtherRemote Sensing and Hydrology Symposium
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityJackson Hole, WY
Period9/27/109/30/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

Keywords

  • Global hydrologic cycle
  • Remote sensing
  • River basins
  • Water budget closure constraint

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