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RISGlobal Soil Moisture from Satellite Observations, Land Surface Models, and Ground Data: Implications for Data Assimilation
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: Three independent surface soil moisture datasets for the period 1979?87 are compared: 1) global retrievals from the Scanning Multichannel Microwave Radiometer (SMMR), 2) global soil moisture derived from observed meteorological ...
Evaluation of the Utility of Satellite-Based Vegetation Leaf Area Index Data for Climate Simulations
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: In this study the utility of satellite-based leaf area index (LAI) data in improving the simulation of near-surface climate with the NCAR Community Climate Model, version 3 (CCM3), GCM is evaluated. The use of mean LAI ...
Using Air Temperature to Quantitatively Predict the MODIS Fractional Snow Cover Retrieval Errors over the Continental United States
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: nderstanding and quantifying satellite-based, remotely sensed snow cover uncertainty are critical for its successful utilization. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) snow cover errors have been ...
Uncertainties, Correlations, and Optimal Blends of Drought Indices from the NLDAS Multiple Land Surface Model Ensemble
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: his study analyzed uncertainties and correlations over the United States among four ensemble-mean North American Land Data Assimilation System (NLDAS) percentile-based drought indices derived from monthly mean evapotranspiration ...