A new method for assessing satellite-based hydrological data products using water budget closure

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 594; p. 125927
• Main Authors: Luo, Zengliang, Shao, Quanxi, Wan, Wei, Li, Huan, Chen, Xi, Zhu, Siyu, Ding, Xiangyi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2021
• Subjects: basins; China; equations; Error analysis; evapotranspiration; hydrologic data; Remote sensing; satellites; Tarim River Basin; water budget; Water budget closure; water storage; watersheds; China; Water budget closure; Error analysis; Remote sensing; Tarim River Basin

•New method is proposed to assess accuracy of satellite products in ungauged basins.•Mutual cancellation in product errors is avoided in water budget closure.•Results of proposed method are examined by the application of FORM.•The proposed method showed lower dependence on precipitation. Remote sens...