Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 13
Articles | Volume 26, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-26-3611-2022
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Articles | Volume 26, issue 13
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13 Jul 2022
Research article |  | 13 Jul 2022

Characterizing natural variability in complex hydrological systems using passive microwave-based climate data records: a case study for the Okavango Delta

Robin van der Schalie, Mendy van der Vliet, Clément Albergel, Wouter Dorigo, Piotr Wolski, and Richard de Jeu

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Climate data records of surface soil moisture, vegetation optical depth, and land surface temperature can be derived from passive microwave observations. The ability of these datasets to properly detect anomalies and extremes is very valuable in climate research and can especially help to improve our insight in complex regions where the current climate reanalysis datasets reach their limitations. Here, we present a case study over the Okavango Delta, where we focus on inter-annual variability.
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