Improving the characterization of initial condition for ensemble streamflow prediction using data assimilation

Within the National Weather Service River Forecast System, water supply forecasting is performed through Ensemble Streamflow Prediction (ESP). ESP relies both on the estimation of initial conditions and historically resampled forcing data to produce seasonal volumetric forecasts. In the western US,...

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Main Authors: C. M. DeChant, H. Moradkhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-11-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/15/3399/2011/hess-15-3399-2011.pdf