A Preliminary Assessment of the Impact of Assimilating Satellite Soil Moisture Data Products on NCEP Global Forecast System

It is well documented that soil moisture has a strong impact on precipitation forecasts of numerical weather prediction models. Several microwave satellite soil moisture retrieval data products have also been available for applications. However, these observational data products have not been employ...

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Main Authors: Weizhong Zheng, Xiwu Zhan, Jicheng Liu, Michael Ek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/7363194