Figure 1.
The elevation (left) and MODIS plant functional type (right) of Rur Catchment.
Table 1.
Summary of perturbation parameters for atmospheric forcing data.
Figure 2.
The data assimilation flow chart.
Figure 3.
Mean RMSE values of covered area soil moisture for open loop run (CLM) and 6 assimilation strategies of 1_Obs, 5_Obs, 9_Obs, 16_Obs, 25_Obs and 36_Obs for depths of 5 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm, and 50 cm.
Figure 4.
Mean RMSE values of uncovered area soil moisture for open loop run (CLM) and 6 assimilation strategies of 1_Obs, 5_Obs, 9_Obs, 16_Obs, 25_Obs and 36_Obs for depths of 5 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm, and 50 cm.
Figure 5.
Mean RMSE values of whole catchment soil moisture for open loop run (CLM) and 6 assimilation strategies of 1_Obs, 5_Obs, 9_Obs, 16_Obs, 25_Obs and 36_Obs for depths of 5 cm, 10 cm, 20 cm, 30 cm, and 50 cm.
Figure 6.
The basin scale soil moisture RMSE values for reference run (Truth), open loop run (CLM), and the assimilation strategy of 9_Obs at depths of 10 cm, 30 cm, and 50 cm.
Figure 7.
The basin scale average soil moisture for reference run (Truth), open loop run (CLM), and the assimilation strategy of 9_Obs at depths of 10 cm, 30 cm, and 50 cm.