Ingestion of simulated SMAP L3 soil moisture data into military maneuver planning

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 427-440

  Frankenstein, Susan ^a   Stevens, Maria ^b   Scott, Constance ^a  

^a Engineering Research and Development Center   (United States)

^b U S ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Numerical analysis modeling; Transportation meteorology

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; LAND INFORMATION SYSTEM; MILITARY APPLICATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE DATA; SOIL MOISTURE;

CHEORWON; KANGWON; LEBANON; NIGERIA; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84922936894     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-14-0032.1     Document Type: Article

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