Validation of surface soil moisture from AMSR-E using auxiliary spatial data in the transboundary Indus Basin

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 405, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 137-149

  Cheema, M J M ^a,c   Bastiaanssen, W G M ^a,b   Rutten, M M ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WaterWatch   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Indus Basin; Phenology; Satellite soil moisture; Saturated water content; Validation

Indexed keywords

INDUS BASIN; PHENOLOGY; SATELLITE SOIL MOISTURE; SATURATED WATER CONTENT; VALIDATION;

BIOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; FORESTRY; IRRIGATION; LAND USE; MOISTURE CONTROL; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RAIN; RAIN GAGES; SATELLITES; SOIL MOISTURE; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETATION; WATER CONTENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AMSR-E; CORRELATION; DATA SET; FLOODING; HOMOGENEITY; LAND USE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOLOGY; PIXEL; RAINFALL; RIVER BASIN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER CONTENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

INDUS BASIN; PAKISTAN;

EID: 79959991074     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.05.016     Document Type: Article

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