Integrating ASCAT surface soil moisture and GEOV1 leaf area index into the SURFEX modelling platform: a land data assimilation application over France

The land monitoring service of the European Copernicus programme has developed a set of satellite-based biogeophysical products, including surface soil moisture (SSM) and leaf area index (LAI). This study investigates the impact of joint assimilation of remotely sensed SSM de...

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Main Authors: A. L. Barbu, J.-C. Calvet, J.-F. Mahfouf, S. Lafont
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/173/2014/hess-18-173-2014.pdf