DocumentCode
2133086
Title
Soil moisture retrieval by SMOS: a global feasibility study
Author
Pellarin, T. ; Calvet, J.C. ; Wigneron, J.-P. ; Simmonds, L.P. ; Lopez-Baeza, Ernesto ; Berger, M. ; Camps, A. ; Chanzy, A. ; Ferrazzoli, P. ; Hallikainen, M.T. ; Kerr, Y.H. ; Mätzler, C. ; Mauser, W. ; van de Griend, A. ; van den Hurk, B. ; van Oevelen,
Author_Institution
Meteo-France/CNRM, Toulouse, France
Volume
5
fYear
2002
fDate
2002
Firstpage
3075
Abstract
In preparation of the SMOS mission, synthetic L-band brightness temperatures are produced at the global scale and soil moisture retrieval algorithms are assessed.
Keywords
hydrological techniques; microwave measurement; moisture measurement; radiometry; soil; terrain mapping; SMOS mission; Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity; brightness temperature simulation; global feasibility study; global scale; regression coefficients; soil moisture retrieval algorithms; space-borne L-band radiometer; statistical retrieval algorithms; synthetic L-band brightness temperatures; Atmospheric modeling; Brightness temperature; L-band; Land surface; Radiometry; Snow; Soil moisture; Space technology; Surface soil; Vegetation mapping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7536-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026874
Filename
1026874
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