Potential and limitations of multidecadal satellite soil moisture observations for selected climate model evaluation studies

Soil moisture is an essential climate variable (ECV) of major importance for land–atmosphere interactions and global hydrology. An appropriate representation of soil moisture dynamics in global climate models is therefore important. Recently, a first multidecadal, observation-based soil moisture dat...

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Main Authors: A. Loew, T. Stacke, W. Dorigo, R. de Jeu, S. Hagemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-09-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/17/3523/2013/hess-17-3523-2013.pdf