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State updating of the Xin'anjiang model: joint assimilating streamflow and multi-source soil moisture data via the asynchronous ensemble Kalman filter with enhanced error models
Junfu Gong
College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
Xingwen Liu
Xiaolangdi Multipurpose Dam Project Management Center, Ministry of Water Resources, Zhengzhou 450003, China
College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
China Meteorological Administration Hydro-Meteorology Key Laboratory, Nanjing 210024, China
Zhijia Li
College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
Albrecht H. Weerts
Deltares, 2600 MH Delft, the Netherlands
Hydrology and Environmental Hydraulics Group, Wageningen University, 6700 HB Wageningen, the Netherlands
Qiaoling Li
College of Hydrology and Water Resources, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
Satish Bastola
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New Orleans, New Orleans 70148, USA
Yingchun Huang
College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
Junzeng Xu
College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
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Short summary
Our study introduces a new method to improve flood forecasting by combining soil moisture and streamflow data using an advanced data assimilation technique. By integrating field and reanalysis soil moisture data and assimilating this with streamflow measurements, we aim to enhance the accuracy of flood predictions. This approach reduces the accumulation of past errors in the initial conditions at the start of the forecast, helping to better prepare for and respond to floods.
Our study introduces a new method to improve flood forecasting by combining soil moisture and...