An evaluation of ASCAT surface soil moisture products with in-situ observations in Southwestern France

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-124

  Albergel, C ^a   Rudiger C ^a,c   Carrer, D ^a   Calvet, J C ^a   Fritz, N ^a   Naeimi, V ^b   Bartalis, Z ^b   Hasenauer, S ^b  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; SCATTEROMETER; SOIL MOISTURE; WEATHER STATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 60349109127     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-13-115-2009     Document Type: Article

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