Improving runoff prediction through the assimilation of the ASCAT soil moisture product

The role and the importance of soil moisture for meteorological, agricultural and hydrological applications is widely known. Remote sensing offers the unique capability to monitor soil moisture over large areas (catchment scale) with, nowadays, a temporal resolution suitable for hydrological purpose...

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Main Authors: L. Brocca, F. Melone, T. Moramarco, W. Wagner, V. Naeimi, Z. Bartalis, S. Hasenauer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-10-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/14/1881/2010/hess-14-1881-2010.pdf