Comparison of three methods of interpolating soil moisture in Oklahoma

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 987-997

  Yuan, Shanshui ^a   Quiring, Steven M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

interpolation; regional scale; ROI; sensitivity; soil moisture

Indexed keywords

INTERPOLATION; INVERSE PROBLEMS; MOISTURE; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS; INVERSE DISTANCE WEIGHTING; OPTIMAL INTERPOLATION; REGIONAL SCALE; SENSITIVITY; SOIL MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; VARIABLE INFILTRATION CAPACITIES;

SOIL SURVEYS;

EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; INFILTRATION; INTERPOLATION; KRIGING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE;

OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84966280631     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4754     Document Type: Article

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