Evaluation of near-surface soil moisture data from an AAFC monitoring network in Manitoba, Canada: Implications for L-band satellite validation

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 521, Issue , 2015, Pages 582-592

  Adams, Justin R ^a,b   McNairn, Heather ^b   Berg, Aaron A ^a   Champagne, Catherine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

In situ networks; Remote sensing; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; PROBES; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

IN-SITU NETWORKS; NEAR-SURFACE MEASUREMENTS; SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS; SOIL MOISTURE ACTIVE PASSIVE (SMAP); SOIL MOISTURE OCEAN SALINITIES; SOIL MOISTURE SENSORS; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES; TEMPORAL CORRELATIONS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; DATA SET; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MONITORING SYSTEM; PROBE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SMOS; SOIL MOISTURE;

CANADA; MANITOBA;

HYDRA;

EID: 84920721167     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.10.024     Document Type: Article

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