Analysis of two years of ASCAT- and SMOS-derived soil moisture estimates over Europe and North Africa

European Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 759-773

  Pierdicca, Nazzareno ^a   Pulvirenti, Luca ^a   Fascetti, Fabio ^a   Crapolicchio, Raffaele ^b,c   Talone, Marco ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SERCO ASSURANCE   (United Kingdom)

^c ESA ESRIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

ASCAT; Remote sensing; SMOS; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; REMOTE SENSING;

ASCAT; DEGREE OF CORRELATIONS; GEOGRAPHICAL ZONES; SATELLITE APPLICATION FACILITIES; SMOS; SOIL MOISTURE AND OCEAN SALINITY (SMOS); SPATIAL PROPERTIES; VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURE CONTENTS;

SOIL MOISTURE;

ASCAT; ESTIMATION METHOD; LAND COVER; RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING; SMOS; SOIL MOISTURE;

EUROPE; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 84890422725     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22797254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5721/EuJRS20134645     Document Type: Article

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