The suitability of remotely sensed soil moisture for improving operational flood forecasting

We evaluate the added value of assimilated remotely sensed soil moisture for the European Flood Awareness System (EFAS) and its potential to improve the prediction of the timing and height of the flood peak and low flows. EFAS is an operational flood forecasting system for Europe and uses a distribu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: N. Wanders, D. Karssenberg, A. de Roo, S. M. de Jong, M. F. P. Bierkens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-06-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/18/2343/2014/hess-18-2343-2014.pdf