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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3743-2023
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Research article
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25 Oct 2023
Research article |
| 25 Oct 2023
| 25 Oct 2023
Assessment of pluri-annual and decadal changes in terrestrial water storage predicted by global hydrological models in comparison with the GRACE satellite gravity mission
Magellium, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, 31520, France
Anny Cazenave
Magellium, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, 31520, France
LEGOS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, 31400, France
Alejandro Blazquez
LEGOS, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, 31400, France
CNES, Toulouse, 31400, France
Bertrand Decharme
CNRM/Météo France/CNRS, Toulouse, 31057, France
Simon Munier
CNRM/Météo France/CNRS, Toulouse, 31057, France
Anne Barnoud
Magellium, Ramonville-Saint-Agne, 31520, France
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- Satellite-based assessment of hydrologic synchronization across Western U.S. basins: Implications for water security C. Alesse et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2026.103891
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Short summary
The GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment) satellite mission enabled the quantification of water mass redistributions from 2002 to 2017. The analysis of GRACE satellite data shows here that slow changes in terrestrial water storage occurring over a few years to a decade are severely underestimated by global hydrological models. Several sources of errors may explain such biases, likely including the inaccurate representation of groundwater storage changes.
The GRACE (Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment) satellite mission enabled the quantification...
