Title :
Testing and improving forward model and SMOS L2 algorithm for forests
Author :
Rahmoune, R. ; Ferrazzoli, P. ; Kerr, Y. ; Richaume, P.
Author_Institution :
DISP, Tor Vergata Univ. of Rome, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
This paper introduces a revised version of the forward model adopted by the SMOS SM algorithm to represent forest emission. The forward model is tested against multitemporal measurements of brightness temperature obtained over a US forest. World map of retrieved optical depth and soil moisture are also presented.
Keywords :
atmospheric temperature; brightness; forestry; soil; vegetation; vegetation mapping; SMOS L2 algorithm; SMOS SM algorithm; US forest; brightness temperature; forest emission; forward model; multitemporal measurements; optical depth retrieval; soil moisture; SMOS; forest emission; soil moisture;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350492
