ERS scatterometer surface soil moisture analysis of two sites in the south and north of the Sahel region of West Africa

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 375, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 253-261

  Zribi, M ^a,b   Parde M ^a   De Rosnay, P ^b,c   Baup, F ^b   Boulain, N ^d   Descroix, L ^e   Pellarin, T ^e   Mougin, E ^b   Ottle C ^f   Decharme, B ^f  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b CESBIO   (France)

^c EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

ERS scatterometer; Radar; Soil moisture; Time series analysis; Western Africa

Indexed keywords

ASAR/ENVISAT; CLIMATIC REGIONS; ERS SCATTEROMETER; FEEDBACK EFFECTS; GROUND DATA; KEY ELEMENTS; NIGER; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; SITE-SPECIFIC; SOIL MOISTURE DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE MOISTURES; SURFACE PARAMETER; SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPORAL CORRELATIONS; WEST AFRICA; WESTERN AFRICA;

GROUNDWATER; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PERMITTIVITY; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ENVISAT-1; ERS-1; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SCATTEROMETER; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SAHEL [SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 69549112138     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.11.046     Document Type: Article

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