Soil moisture estimation in alpine catchments through modeling and satellite observations

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Brocca, L ^a   Tarpanelli, A ^a   Moramarco, T ^a   Melone, F ^a   Ratto, S M ^b   Cauduro, M ^b   Ferraris, S ^c   Berni, N ^d   Ponziani, F ^d   Wagner, W ^e   Melzer, T ^e  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b Regione Autonoma della Valle d'Aosta   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d Umbria Region Functional Centre   (Italy)

^e VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS MONITORING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; MASS AND ENERGY BALANCE; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SATELLITE SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL MOISTURE ESTIMATION; SOIL WATER BALANCE MODEL; SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE;

CATCHMENTS; ESTIMATION; FLOODS; FORECASTING; LANDSLIDES; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RUNOFF; SATELLITES; SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SOIL MOISTURE; TOPOGRAPHY;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CATCHMENT; CORRELATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FILTER; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HAZARD MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER BUDGET;

EID: 84881582748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2012.0102     Document Type: Article

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