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Research article
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15 Apr 2024
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| 15 Apr 2024
Benchmarking multimodel terrestrial water storage seasonal cycle against Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) observations over major global river basins
Sadia Bibi
ZJU-UIUC Institute, International Campus, Zhejiang University, Haining, Zhejiang 314400, China
ZJU-UIUC Institute, International Campus, Zhejiang University, Haining, Zhejiang 314400, China
Ashraf Rateb
Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Bridget R. Scanlon
Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Muhammad Aqeel Kamran
Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
Abdelrazek Elnashar
Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of African Postgraduate Studies, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt
Ali Bennour
State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Sciences, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Ci Li
ZJU-UIUC Institute, International Campus, Zhejiang University, Haining, Zhejiang 314400, China
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Short summary
We assessed 13 global models using GRACE satellite data over 29 river basins. Simulated seasonal water storage cycles showed discrepancies compared to GRACE. The models overestimated seasonal amplitude in boreal basins and showed underestimation in tropical, arid, and temperate zones, with phase differences of 2–3 months compared to GRACE in cold basins and of 1 month in temperate, arid, and semi-arid basins. Seasonal amplitude and phase differences provide insights for model improvement.
We assessed 13 global models using GRACE satellite data over 29 river basins. Simulated seasonal...
