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AMSR2 Soil Moisture Product ValidationThe Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer 2 (AMSR2) is part of the Global Change Observation Mission-Water (GCOM-W) mission. AMSR2 fills the void left by the loss of the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer Earth Observing System (AMSR-E) after almost 10 years. Both missions provide brightness temperature observations that are used to retrieve soil moisture. Merging AMSR-E and AMSR2 will help build a consistent long-term dataset. Before tackling the integration of AMSR-E and AMSR2 it is necessary to conduct a thorough validation and assessment of the AMSR2 soil moisture products. This study focuses on validation of the AMSR2 soil moisture products by comparison with in situ reference data from a set of core validation sites. Three products that rely on different algorithms were evaluated; the JAXA Soil Moisture Algorithm (JAXA), the Land Parameter Retrieval Model (LPRM), and the Single Channel Algorithm (SCA). Results indicate that overall the SCA has the best performance based upon the metrics considered.
Document ID
20170007425
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bindlish, R.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Jackson, T.
(Agricultural Research Service Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab. Beltsville, MD, United States)
Cosh, M.
(Agricultural Research Service Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab. Beltsville, MD, United States)
Koike, T.
(Tokyo Univ. Japan)
Fuiji, X.
(Remote Sensing Technology Center Tokyo, Japan)
de Jeu, R.
(Foundation for Astronomical Research in the Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Chan, S.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Asanuma, J.
(Tsukuba Univ. Japan)
Berg, A.
(Guelph Univ. Ontario, Canada)
Bosch, D.
(Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Tifton, GA, United States)
Caldwell, T.
(Texas Univ. Austin, TX, United States)
Collins, C. Holyfield
(Agricultural Research Service Tucson, AZ, United States)
McNairn, H.
(Ministry of Agriculture and Food Guelph, Ontario, Canada)
Martinez-Fernandez, J.
(Universidad de Salamanca Salamanca, Spain)
Prueger, J.
(Agricultural Research Service Ames, IA, United States)
Seyfried, M.
(Agricultural Research Service Boise, ID, United States)
Starks, P.
(Agricultural Research Service (ARS) El Reno, OK, United States)
Su, Z.
(Universiteit Twente Enschede, Netherlands)
Thibeault, M.
(National Commission of Space Activities Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Walker, J.
(Monash Univ. Clayton, Australia)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2017
Publication Date
July 23, 2017
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
GSFC-E-DAA-TN42607
Meeting Information
Meeting: 2017 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: July 23, 2017
End Date: July 28, 2017
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
microwave
radiometer
soil moisture
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