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Research article
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27 Jul 2018
Research article |
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| 27 Jul 2018
Understanding terrestrial water storage variations in northern latitudes across scales
Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, 07745 Jena, Germany
International Max Planck Research School for Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 07745 Jena, Germany
Sujan Koirala
Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, 07745 Jena, Germany
Nuno Carvalhais
Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, 07745 Jena, Germany
CENSE, Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, 2829-516, Portugal
Annette Eicker
HafenCity University, 20457 Hamburg, Germany
Manfred Fink
Department of Geography, Friedrich-Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany
Christoph Niemann
Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, 07745 Jena, Germany
Department of Geography, Friedrich-Schiller University, 07743 Jena, Germany
Martin Jung
Department of Biogeochemical Integration, Max-Planck-Institute for Biogeochemistry, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Short summary
In this study, we adjust a simple hydrological model to several observational datasets, including satellite observations of the land's total water storage. We apply the model to northern latitudes and find that the dominating factor of changes in the total water storage depends on both the spatial and temporal scale of analysis. While snow dominates seasonal variations, liquid water determines year-to-year variations, yet with increasing contribution of snow when averaging over larger regions.
In this study, we adjust a simple hydrological model to several observational datasets,...
