Abstract
New satellite-based low frequency microwave radiometers are being evaluated for estimating
soil moisture. These include the Advance Microwave Scanning Radiometer
(AMSR) instruments on the NASA Aqua satellite and the Advanced Earth Observing
Satellite (ADEOS-II). Although there have been satellite instruments in space previously
with these frequencies, the AMSR programs include the first ever commitments to providing
a soil moisture product. As part of its algorithm selection process, the Japanese
Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been evaluating four different soil moisture
algorithm approaches including a single channel method. This algorithm was evaluated
here using validation data collected in Mongolia. Data quality issues, approaches to validation
and algorithm performance are analyzed and discussed. Overall, the algorithm performed
as expected based upon previous research.
| Translated title of the contribution | Soil moisture algorithm validation using data from the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) in Mongolia |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 23 - 32 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Italian Journal of Remote Sensing |
| Volume | 30 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |