Evaluation of Seasonal Water Budget Components Over the Major Drainage Basins of North America Using an Ensemble-Based Land Surface Model Approach

An ensemble of land surface models and forcing data was developed to assess variability in SWE estimation over North America. In this study, the ensemble output was used to assess how SWE uncertainty impacts streamflow estimation. The analysis was conducted by major basins of North America over the 2009-2017 time period.

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