A review of global precipitation data sets: Data sources, estimation, and intercomparisons

Q Sun, C Miao, Q Duan, H Ashouri… - Reviews of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, we present a comprehensive review of the data sources and estimation
methods of 30 currently available global precipitation data sets, including gauge‐based …

[HTML][HTML] A roadmap for high-resolution satellite soil moisture applications–confronting product characteristics with user requirements

J Peng, C Albergel, A Balenzano, L Brocca… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil moisture observations are of broad scientific interest and practical value for a wide
range of applications. The scientific community has made significant progress in estimating …

[HTML][HTML] ERA5-Land: A state-of-the-art global reanalysis dataset for land applications

J Muñoz-Sabater, E Dutra… - … system science data, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
Abstract Framed within the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European
Commission, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is …

Measuring, modelling and managing gully erosion at large scales: A state of the art

M Vanmaercke, P Panagos, T Vanwalleghem… - Earth-Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil erosion is generally recognized as the dominant process of land degradation. The
formation and expansion of gullies is often a highly significant process of soil erosion …

[HTML][HTML] The modern-era retrospective analysis for research and applications, version 2 (MERRA-2)

R Gelaro, W McCarty, MJ Suárez, R Todling… - Journal of …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2)
in: Journal of Climate Volume 30 Issue 14 (2017) Jump to Content Jump to Main Navigation …

ESA CCI Soil Moisture for improved Earth system understanding: State-of-the art and future directions

W Dorigo, W Wagner, C Albergel, F Albrecht… - Remote Sensing of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Climate Data Records of soil moisture are fundamental for improving our
understanding of long-term dynamics in the coupled water, energy, and carbon cycles over …

MSWEP: 3-hourly 0.25 global gridded precipitation (1979–2015) by merging gauge, satellite, and reanalysis data

HE Beck, AIJM Van Dijk, V Levizzani… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2017 - hess.copernicus.org
Current global precipitation (P) datasets do not take full advantage of the complementary
nature of satellite and reanalysis data. Here, we present Multi-Source Weighted-Ensemble …

[HTML][HTML] Validation practices for satellite soil moisture retrievals: What are (the) errors?

A Gruber, G De Lannoy, C Albergel, A Al-Yaari… - Remote sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a community effort to develop good practice guidelines for the validation
of global coarse-scale satellite soil moisture products. We provide theoretical background, a …

Remote sensing of drought: Progress, challenges and opportunities

A AghaKouchak, A Farahmand, FS Melton… - Reviews of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review surveys current and emerging drought monitoring approaches using satellite
remote sensing observations from climatological and ecosystem perspectives. We argue …

GloFAS-ERA5 operational global river discharge reanalysis 1979–present

S Harrigan, E Zsoter, L Alfieri… - Earth System …, 2020 - essd.copernicus.org
Estimating how much water is flowing through rivers at the global scale is challenging due to
a lack of observations in space and time. A way forward is to optimally combine the global …