On the utility of land surface models for agricultural drought monitoring

The lagged rank cross-correlation between model-derived root-zone soil moisture estimates and remotely sensed vegetation indices (VI) is examined between January 2000 and December 2010 to quantify the skill of various soil moisture models for agricultural drought monitoring. Examined modeling strate...

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Main Authors: W. T. Crow, S. V. Kumar, J. D. Bolten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-09-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/3451/2012/hess-16-3451-2012.pdf