Comparison of measured brightness temperatures from SMOS with modelled ones from ORCHIDEE and H-TESSEL over the Iberian Peninsula

L-band radiometry is considered to be one of the most suitable techniques to estimate surface soil moisture (SSM) by means of remote sensing. Brightness temperatures are key in this process, as they are the main input in the retrieval algorithm which yields SSM estimates. The work exposed compares b...

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Main Authors: A. Barella-Ortiz, J. Polcher, P. de Rosnay, M. Piles, E. Gelati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/21/357/2017/hess-21-357-2017.pdf