Catchment scale validation of SMOS and ASCAT soil moisture products using hydrological modeling and temporal stability analysis

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 519, Issue PA, 2014, Pages 934-946

  Rotzer K ^a   Montzka, C ^a   Bogena, H ^a   Wagner, W ^b   Kerr, Y H ^c   Kidd, R ^b   Vereecken, H ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c CNES   (France)

Author keywords

ASCAT; Microwave remote sensing; Model; SMOS; Temporal stability; WaSiM ETH

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICS; VEGETATION;

ASCAT; MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; SMOS; TEMPORAL STABILITY; WASIM-ETH;

SOIL SURVEYS;

ASCAT; CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SMOS; SOIL MOISTURE; UPSCALING; VEGETATION;

GERMANY;

EID: 84906751893     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.07.065     Document Type: Article

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