Modelling the passive microwave signature from land surfaces: A review of recent results and application to the L-band SMOS & SMAP soil moisture retrieval …
JP Wigneron, TJ Jackson, P O'neill… - Remote Sensing of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Two passive microwave missions are currently operating at L-band to monitor surface soil
moisture (SM) over continental surfaces. The SMOS sensor, based on an innovative …
moisture (SM) over continental surfaces. The SMOS sensor, based on an innovative …
Investigating soil moisture–climate interactions in a changing climate: A review
Soil moisture is a key variable of the climate system. It constrains plant transpiration and
photosynthesis in several regions of the world, with consequent impacts on the water …
photosynthesis in several regions of the world, with consequent impacts on the water …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of 18 satellite-and model-based soil moisture products using in situ measurements from 826 sensors
Abstract Information about the spatiotemporal variability of soil moisture is critical for many
purposes, including monitoring of hydrologic extremes, irrigation scheduling, and prediction …
purposes, including monitoring of hydrologic extremes, irrigation scheduling, and prediction …
The SMOS mission: New tool for monitoring key elements ofthe global water cycle
It is now well understood that data on soil moisture and sea surface salinity (SSS) are
required to improve meteorological and climate predictions. These two quantities are not yet …
required to improve meteorological and climate predictions. These two quantities are not yet …
L-band Microwave Emission of the Biosphere (L-MEB) Model: Description and calibration against experimental data sets over crop fields
In the near future, the SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) mission will provide global
maps of surface soil moisture (SM). The SMOS baseline payload is an L-band (1.4 GHz) two …
maps of surface soil moisture (SM). The SMOS baseline payload is an L-band (1.4 GHz) two …
[HTML][HTML] Analysis of near-surface atmospheric variables: Validation of the SAFRAN analysis over France
P Quintana-Segui, P Le Moigne… - Journal of applied …, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
Système d'analyse fournissant des renseignements atmosphériques à la neige (SAFRAN) is
a mesoscale atmospheric analysis system for surface variables. It produces an analysis at …
a mesoscale atmospheric analysis system for surface variables. It produces an analysis at …
From near-surface to root-zone soil moisture using an exponential filter: an assessment of the method based on in-situ observations and model simulations
C Albergel, C Rüdiger, T Pellarin… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2008 - hess.copernicus.org
A long term data acquisition effort of profile soil moisture is under way in southwestern
France at 13 automated weather stations. This ground network was developed in order to …
France at 13 automated weather stations. This ground network was developed in order to …
Effects of near-surface soil moisture on GPS SNR data: Development of a retrieval algorithm for soil moisture
Global Positioning System (GPS) multipath signals can be used to infer volumetric soil
moisture around a GPS antenna. While most GPS users concentrate on the signal that …
moisture around a GPS antenna. While most GPS users concentrate on the signal that …
Estimating volumetric surface moisture content for cropped soils using a soil wetness index based on surface temperature and NDVI
K Mallick, BK Bhattacharya, NK Patel - Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 2009 - Elsevier
Surface soil wetness determines moisture availability that controls the response and
feedback mechanisms between land surface and atmospheric processes. A study was …
feedback mechanisms between land surface and atmospheric processes. A study was …
Multilevel and multiscale drought reanalysis over France with the Safran-Isba-Modcou hydrometeorological suite
JP Vidal, E Martin, L Franchistéguy… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2010 - hess.copernicus.org
Physically-based droughts can be defined as a water deficit in at least one component of the
land surface hydrological cycle. The reliance of different activity domains (water supply …
land surface hydrological cycle. The reliance of different activity domains (water supply …