A past discharges assimilation system for ensemble streamflow forecasts over France – Part 1: Description and validation of the assimilation system

Two Ensemble Streamflow Prediction Systems (ESPSs) have been set up at Météo-France. They are based on the French SIM distributed hydrometeorological model. A deterministic analysis run of SIM is used to initialize the two ESPSs. In order to obtain a better initial state, a past discharges assimilat...

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Main Authors: G. Thirel, E. Martin, J.-F. Mahfouf, S. Massart, S. Ricci, F. Habets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-08-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/14/1623/2010/hess-14-1623-2010.pdf