Advancing Earth Surface Representation via Enhanced Use of Earth Observations in Monitoring and Forecasting Applications

• Main Author: Ruston, Benjamin (auth)
• Other Authors: Karbou, Fatima (auth), Trigo, Isabel F. (auth), Balsamo, Gianpaolo (auth), Escobar, Vanessa M. (auth), Drusch, Matthias (auth), Mecklenburg, Susanne (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2019
• Subjects: direct and inverse methods; absorption coefficient; emissivity; land-surface model; n/a; variational retrieval; temporal autocorrelation; Bayesian bias correction; hyperspectral; infrared; BRDF; satellite rainfall; MCD43C1; penetration depth; RTTOV; earth-observations; earth system modelling; representative depth; land; Changjiang (Yangtze) estuary; CDOM; soil moisture; surface; Maqu network; surface soil moisture; MODIS; soil effective temperature; GOCI; microwave remote sensing; rain gauge; QAA inversion; broadband emissivity; radiation; surface parameters; satellite data; East Africa
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The representation of the Earth's surface in global monitoring and forecasting applications is moving towards capturing more of the relevant processes, while maintaining elevated computational efficiency and therefore a moderate complexity. These schemes are developed and continuously improved...