Informing a hydrological model of the Ogooué with multi-mission remote sensing data

Kittel, Cecile M. M.; Nielsen, Karina; Tøttrup, Christian; Bauer-Gottwein, Peter

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1453-2018

Articles | Volume 22, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1453-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-1453-2018

© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 22, issue 2

Research article

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27 Feb 2018

Research article |

| 27 Feb 2018

Informing a hydrological model of the Ogooué with multi-mission remote sensing data

Cecile M. M. Kittel, Karina Nielsen, Christian Tøttrup, and Peter Bauer-Gottwein

Data sets

Dataset used in Kittel et al., 2017 (https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2017-549), including model files and processed remote sensing observations (CryoSat-2 radar altimetry and GRACE total water storage) C. M. M. Kittel, K. Nielsen, C. Tøttrup, and P. Bauer-Gottwein https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1157344

Short summary

In this study, we integrate free, global Earth observations in a user-friendly and flexible model to reliably characterize an otherwise unmonitored river basin. The proposed model is the best baseline characterization of the Ogooué basin in light of available observations. Furthermore, the study shows the potential of using new, publicly available Earth observations and a suitable model structure to obtain new information in poorly monitored or remote areas and to support user requirements.