Calibration and validation of the COSMOS rover for surface soil moisture measurement

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Dong, Jingnuo ^a   Ochsner, Tyson E ^a   Zreda, Marek ^b   Cosh, Michael H ^c   Zou, Chris B ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; ESTIMATION; PROBES; SATELLITES;

CALIBRATION AND VALIDATIONS; IN-SITU SENSORS; OBSERVING SYSTEMS; RIVER WATERSHEDS; ROOT MEAN SQUARED; SOIL MOISTURE MAPPING; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE;

SOIL MOISTURE;

CALIBRATION; COSMIC RAY; COSMOS; MODEL VALIDATION; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURFACE; SOIL TEXTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES; WASHITA RIVER;

EID: 84898919790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2013.08.0148     Document Type: Article

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