Climate model biases in seasonality of continental water storage revealed by satellite gravimetry
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Climate model biases in seasonality of continental water storage revealed by satellite gravimetry
[1] Satellite gravimetric observations of monthly changes in continental water storage are compared with outputs from five climate models. All models qualitatively reproduce the global pattern of annual storage amplitude, and the seasonal cycle of global average storage is reproduced well, consistent with earlier studies. However, global average agreements mask systematic model biases in low la...
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عنوان ژورنال: Water Resources Research
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0043-1397
DOI: 10.1029/2005wr004628