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24 Mar 2021
Research article |
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The value of ASCAT soil moisture and MODIS snow cover data for calibrating a conceptual hydrologic model
Centre for Water Resource Systems, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Juraj Parajka
Centre for Water Resource Systems, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Andreas Salentinig
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien, Vienna 1040,
Austria
Isabella Pfeil
Centre for Water Resource Systems, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien, Vienna 1040,
Austria
Jürgen Komma
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Borbála Széles
Centre for Water Resource Systems, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Martin Kubáň
Department of Land and Water Resources Management, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bratislava 810 05, Slovakia
Peter Valent
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Department of Land and Water Resources Management, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Bratislava 810 05, Slovakia
Mariette Vreugdenhil
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien, Vienna 1040,
Austria
Wolfgang Wagner
Centre for Water Resource Systems, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Department of Geodesy and Geoinformation, TU Wien, Vienna 1040,
Austria
Günter Blöschl
Centre for Water Resource Systems, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management, TU Wien, Vienna 1040, Austria
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Short summary
We used a new and experimental version of the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) soil water index data set and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) C6 snow cover products for multiple objective calibrations of the TUWmodel in 213 catchments of Austria. Combined calibration to runoff, satellite soil moisture, and snow cover improves runoff (40 % catchments), soil moisture (80 % catchments), and snow (~ 100 % catchments) simulation compared to traditional calibration to runoff only.
We used a new and experimental version of the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) soil water index...
