Articles | Volume 20, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2827-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-20-2827-2016
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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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.