Impact of Using Near Real-Time Green Vegetation Fraction in Noah Land Surface Model of NOAA NCEP on Numerical Weather Predictions

Figure 2

Normalized differences in RMSE and correlations between Noah estimates and in situ observations. Normalized RMSE difference = (RMSE (Noah-clim)–RMSE (Noah-NRT))/RMSE (Noah-clim); normalized correlation difference = (correlation (Noah-NRT)–correlation (Noah-clim))/correlation (Noah-clim); surface and root zone SM are analyzed separately.