Validation of the ESA CCI soil moisture product in China

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 48, Issue , 2016, Pages 28-36

  An, Ru ^a   Zhang, Ling ^a   Wang, Zhe ^a   Quaye Ballard, Jonathan Arthur ^a   You, Jiajun ^a   Shen, Xiaoji ^a   Gao, Wei ^a   Huang, LiJun ^a   Zhao, Yinghui ^a   Ke, Zunyou ^a  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; ECV_SM; Mann Kendall; Statistical measures; Triple collocation; Validation

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; LAND COVER; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA;

EID: 85015960331     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2015.09.009     Document Type: Article

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