Evaluation of soil moisture in CMIP5 simulations over the contiguous United States using in situ and satellite observations

This study provides a comprehensive evaluation of soil moisture simulations in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5) extended historical experiment (2003 to 2012). Soil moisture from in situ and satellite sources is used to evaluate CMIP5 simulations in the contiguous United Stat...

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Main Authors: S. Yuan, S. M. Quiring
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-04-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/21/2203/2017/hess-21-2203-2017.pdf