A 3-step framework for understanding the added value of surface soil moisture measurements for large-scale runoff prediction via data assimilation - a synthetic study in the Arkansas-Red River basin

Yixin Mao, University of Washington Seattle Campus, Seattle, WA, United States, Wade T Crow, USDA ARS, Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab, Beltsville, MD, United States and Bart Nijssen, University of Washington Seattle Campus, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seattle, WA, United States