Assessment of soil moisture fields from imperfect climate models with uncertain satellite observations

We demonstrate that global satellite products can be used to evaluate climate model soil moisture predictions but conclusions should be drawn with care. The quality of a limited area climate model (LAM) was compared to a general circulation model (GCM) using soil moisture data from two different Ear...

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Main Authors: G. Schumann, D. J. Lunt, P. J. Valdes, R. A. M. de Jeu, K. Scipal, P. D. Bates
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-09-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1545/2009/hess-13-1545-2009.pdf