An algorithm for generating soil moisture and snow depth maps from microwave spaceborne radiometers: HydroAlgo

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3659-3676

  Santi, E ^a   Pettinato, S ^a   Paloscia, S ^a   Pampaloni, P ^a   MacElloni, G ^a   Brogioni, M ^a  

^a IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; GEOPHYSICAL PROCESS; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; ITALIAN SPACE AGENCY; LAND SURFACE PARAMETERS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SPACEBORNE RADIOMETERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE WATERS; VEGETATION;

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; LAND SURFACE; MOISTURE CONTENT; NATURAL DISASTER; RADIOMETER; SNOW COVER; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SOIL MOISTURE; URBAN AREA; WATERSHED;

ITALY;

EID: 84883079943     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-3659-2012     Document Type: Article

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