Spatial sampling uncertainty in SMEX04 soil moisture fields: A data-based resampling experiment

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 326-336

  Gebremichael, Mekonnen ^a   Vivoni, Enrique R ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Remote sensing; Sampling uncertainty; SMEX04; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MICROWAVES; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING;

SAMPLING ERRORS; SAMPLING UNCERTAINTY;

SOIL MOISTURE;

DATABASE; MONSOON; RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; SCANNER; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ALABAMA; ARIZONA; GEORGIA; IOWA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; SONORA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38049045661     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2006.12.021     Document Type: Article

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