Assimilation of SMOS soil moisture into a distributed hydrological model and impacts on the water cycle variables over the Ouémé catchment in Benin

Leroux, Delphine J.; Pellarin, Thierry; Vischel, Théo; Cohard, Jean-Martial; Gascon, Tania; Gibon, François; Mialon, Arnaud; Galle, Sylvie; Peugeot, Christophe; Seguis, Luc

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2827-2016

Articles | Volume 20, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2827-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2827-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 20, issue 7

Research article

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14 Jul 2016

Research article |

| 14 Jul 2016

Assimilation of SMOS soil moisture into a distributed hydrological model and impacts on the water cycle variables over the Ouémé catchment in Benin

Delphine J. Leroux, Thierry Pellarin, Théo Vischel, Jean-Martial Cohard, Tania Gascon, François Gibon, Arnaud Mialon, Sylvie Galle, Christophe Peugeot, and Luc Seguis

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Review of Assimilation of SMOS soil moisture into a distributed hydrological model and impacts on the water cycle variables over the Ouémé catchment in Benin by Leroux et al 2016', Anonymous Referee #1, 29 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Answer to AR#1', Delphine Leroux, 01 Apr 2016
SC1: 'Comparison with other bias correction technique and further discussion on rainfall/soil moisture complementaruty needed.', Marielle Gosset, 03 Mar 2016
- AC2: 'Answer to SC#1', Delphine Leroux, 01 Apr 2016
RC2: 'review of Leroux et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 01 Apr 2016
- AC3: 'Reply to Anonymous Reviewer #2', Delphine Leroux, 21 Apr 2016
EC1: 'Editor comment', Fabrizio Fenicia, 16 Apr 2016
- AC4: 'Reply to Editor', Delphine Leroux, 21 Apr 2016

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

ED: Reconsider after major revisions (16 Apr 2016) by Fabrizio Fenicia

AR by Delphine Leroux on behalf of the Authors (09 May 2016) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (18 May 2016) by Fabrizio Fenicia

ED: Publish as is (16 Jun 2016) by Fabrizio Fenicia

Short summary

Water is one of the most valuable resources and has an undeniable influence on every aspect of life. Being a very good indicator of the water cycle, the soil water content can be monitored by satellites from space. The region studied here is located in Benin, West Africa, where people have to face major water-related risks every year during the monsoon season. By adjusting the model simulations with satellite observations, river discharge and water table levels have greatly been improved.