Implications of complete watershed soil moisture measurements to hydrologic modelingA series of six microwave data collection flights for measuring soil moisture were made over a small 7.8 square kilometer watershed in southwestern Minnesota. These flights were made to provide 100 percent coverage of the basin at a 400 m resolution. In addition, three flight lines were flown at preselected areas to provide a sample of data at a higher resolution of 60 m. The low level flights provide considerably more information on soil moisture variability. The results are discussed in terms of reproducibility, spatial variability and temporal variability, and their implications for hydrologic modeling.
Document ID
19850035350
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Engman, E. T. (Department of Agriculture Beltsville, MD, United States)
Jackson, T. J. (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Hydrology Laboratory, Beltsville MD, United States)
Schmugge, T. J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1983
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: 1983 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS ''83)