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Articles | Volume 28, issue 3
Articles | Volume 28, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-631-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-631-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 28, issue 3
Research article
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13 Feb 2024
Research article |  | 13 Feb 2024

Extending the utility of space-borne snow water equivalent observations over vegetated areas with data assimilation

Justin M. Pflug, Melissa L. Wrzesien, Sujay V. Kumar, Eunsang Cho, Kristi R. Arsenault, Paul R. Houser, and Carrie M. Vuyovich

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Estimates of 250 m of snow water equivalent in the western USA and Canada are improved by assimilating observations representative of a snow-focused satellite mission with a land surface model. Here, by including a gap-filling strategy, snow estimates could be improved in forested regions where remote sensing is challenging. This approach improved estimates of winter maximum snow water volume to within 4 %, on average, with persistent improvements to both spring snow and runoff in many regions.
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