A Preliminary Evaluation of the SMAP Radiometer Soil Moisture Product Over United States and Europe Using Ground-Based Measurements

The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission, which is the newest L-band satellite that is specifically designed for soil moisture monitoring, was launched on January 31, 2015. A beta quality version of the SMAP radiometer soil moisture product was recently released to the public. It is crucial t...

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Published in:	IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing Vol. 54; no. 8; pp. 4929 - 4940
Main Authors:	Zeng, Jiangyuan, Chen, Kun-Shan, Bi, Haiyun, Chen, Quan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York IEEE 01.08.2016 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:	Algorithms Environmental monitoring Hydrometeorology In situ In situ measurement L-band Microwave radiometry Missions Moisture Moisture measurement Networks Parametrization radiometer Radiometers Satellite broadcasting Satellites Soil measurements Soil moisture soil moisture active passive (SMAP) validation USA Romania ANE, Finland ANE, Europe radiometer soil moisture active passive (SMAP) soil moisture In situ L-band validation
ISSN:	0196-2892, 1558-0644
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