Assessment of MERRA-2 Land Surface Hydrology Estimates

Evaluation of MERRA Land Surface Estimates in Preparation for the Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission

The authors evaluated several land surface variables from the Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications (MERRA) product that are important for global ecological and hydrological studies, including daily maximum (Lnax) and minimum (Lnin) surface air temperatures, atmosphere vapor pressure deficit (VPD), incident solar radiation (SWrad), and surface soil moisture. The M ERRA...

Time Scales of Land Surface Hydrology

This paper intends to investigate the time scales of land surface hydrology and enhance the understanding of the hydrological cycle between the atmosphere, vegetation, and soil. A three-layer model for land surface hydrology is developed to study the temporal variation and vertical structure of water reservoirs in the vegetation–soil system in response to precipitation forcing. The model is an ...

GEO387H – Literature Review: Land surface Models and Surface Water Hydrology

Land Ecosystems and Hydrology

Comparison of model land skin temperature with remotely sensed estimates and assessment of surface-atmosphere coupling