Spatial representativeness of soil moisture using in situ, remote sensing, and land reanalysis data

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 19, 2015, Pages 9955-9964

  Nicolai Shaw, Nadine ^a   Hirschi, Martin ^a   Mittelbach, Heidi ^a   Seneviratne, Sonia I ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPLEX TERRAIN; DATA SET; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84992294266     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023305     Document Type: Article

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