Articles | Volume 27, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-647-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-647-2023
Research article
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02 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 02 Feb 2023

Assimilation of transformed water surface elevation to improve river discharge estimation in a continental-scale river

Menaka Revel, Xudong Zhou, Dai Yamazaki, and Shinjiro Kanae

Data sets

HydroDA v1.0 M. Revel, X. Zhou, D. Yamazaki, and S. Kanae https://doi.org/10.4211/hs.08e1b18aa9f240758dd13d9ac875621f

Model code and software

HydroDA 1.0. M.Revel, X. Zhou, D. Yamazaki, S. and Kanae https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6506861

CaMa-Flood D. Yamazaki, M. Revel, R. Hanazaki, X. Zhou, and T. Nitta https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4609654

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Short summary
The capacity to discern surface water improved as satellites became more available. Because remote sensing data is discontinuous, integrating models with satellite observations will improve knowledge of water resources. However, given the current limitations (e.g., parameter errors) of water resource modeling, merging satellite data with simulations is problematic. Integrating observations and models with the unique approaches given here can lead to a better estimation of surface water dynamics.