Estimating root zone soil moisture using near-surface observations from SMOS

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 139-154

  Ford, T W ^a   Harris, E ^a   Quiring, S M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPONENTIAL DECAYS; EXPONENTIAL FILTERS; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; ROOT ZONE SOIL MOISTURES; SITU SOIL MOISTURES; SOIL MOISTURE AND OCEAN SALINITY (SMOS); SOIL MOISTURE RETRIEVALS;

ESTIMATION; SATELLITES; SOIL MOISTURE;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; RHIZOSPHERE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOS; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

GREAT PLAINS; NEBRASKA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892579764     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-18-139-2014     Document Type: Article

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