EKF data assimilation with wetter initialization catches up to the control runs faster than that with drier initialization. This might be caused by that higher
correlation between the surface soil moisture and the deeper layer soil moisture in the Mosaic model is established quicker when both layers are wetter.
Mosaic control run
EKF DA w/ initial SM=0.3fc
DI with initial SM=0.7fc
EKF DA w/ initial SM=0.7fc
Experiment Result 2: SM
Initialization Impact
