A bare ground evaporation revision in the ECMWF land-surface scheme: evaluation of its impact using ground soil moisture and satellite microwave data

In situ soil moisture data from 122 stations across the United States are used to evaluate the impact of a new bare ground evaporation formulation at ECMWF. In November 2010, the bare ground evaporation used in ECMWF's operational Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) was enhanced by adopting a l...

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Main Authors: C. Albergel, G. Balsamo, P. de Rosnay, J. Muñoz-Sabater, S. Boussetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-10-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/3607/2012/hess-16-3607-2012.pdf