Using earth observation data to evaluate a land surface model in three Siberian catchments

• Main Authors: Blyth, Eleanor, Clark, Douglas B., Ellis, Richard, George, Charles
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: Hydrology; Arctic; Jules; Boreal Environment Research
• Online Access: http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19596/; https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/19596/1/N019596JA.pdf; http://www.borenv.net/BER/pdfs/ber17/ber17-484.pdf

In this paper, we analyse the ability of the JULES (Joint UK Land Environment Simulator) model to simulate the physical conditions in the terrestrial Arctic using satellite-based earth observation data products. Catchment-average seasonal surface temperatures and snow cover are constructed over the...