Advances in soil moisture retrieval from synthetic aperture radar and hydrological applications
KC Kornelsen, P Coulibaly - Journal of Hydrology, 2013 - Elsevier
The sensitivity of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) to soil moisture is well established,
however, the retrieval of soil moisture from SAR is confounded by the effects of surface …
however, the retrieval of soil moisture from SAR is confounded by the effects of surface …
Potential of Sentinel-1 radar data for the assessment of soil and cereal cover parameters
The main objective of this study is to analyze the potential use of Sentinel-1 (S1) radar data
for the estimation of soil characteristics (roughness and water content) and cereal vegetation …
for the estimation of soil characteristics (roughness and water content) and cereal vegetation …
A new empirical model for radar scattering from bare soil surfaces
The objective of this paper is to propose a new semi-empirical radar backscattering model
for bare soil surfaces based on the Dubois model. A wide dataset of backscattering …
for bare soil surfaces based on the Dubois model. A wide dataset of backscattering …
First assessment of Sentinel-1A data for surface soil moisture estimations using a coupled water cloud model and advanced integral equation model over the Tibetan …
The spatiotemporal distribution of soil moisture over the Tibetan Plateau is important for
understanding the regional water cycle and climate change. In this paper, the surface soil …
understanding the regional water cycle and climate change. In this paper, the surface soil …
Reconstructing and analyzing China's fifty-nine year (1951–2009) drought history using hydrological model simulation
ZY Wu, GH Lu, L Wen, CA Lin - Hydrology and Earth System …, 2011 - hess.copernicus.org
The 1951–2009 drought history of China is reconstructed using daily soil moisture values
generated by the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) land surface macroscale hydrology …
generated by the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) land surface macroscale hydrology …
Evaluation of the Oh, Dubois and IEM backscatter models using a large dataset of SAR data and experimental soil measurements
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the most used radar backscattering models (Integral
Equation Model “IEM”, Oh, Dubois, and Advanced Integral Equation Model “AIEM”) using a …
Equation Model “IEM”, Oh, Dubois, and Advanced Integral Equation Model “AIEM”) using a …
Soil moisture retrieval using time-series radar observations over bare surfaces
A time-series algorithm is proposed to retrieve bare surface soil moisture and rms height
using two copolarized (HH and VV) L-band backscattering coefficients (σ 0). The retrieval …
using two copolarized (HH and VV) L-band backscattering coefficients (σ 0). The retrieval …
Microwave-based vegetation descriptors in the parameterization of water cloud model at L-band for soil moisture retrieval over croplands
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data have significant potential for soil moisture monitoring
because of their high spatial resolution and independence from cloud coverage. However, it …
because of their high spatial resolution and independence from cloud coverage. However, it …
Comparative analysis of the accuracy of surface soil moisture estimation from the C-and L-bands
Surface soil moisture (SSM) estimation is of great importance in several areas, such as
hydrology, agriculture and risk assessment. C-band SAR (synthetic aperture radar) data …
hydrology, agriculture and risk assessment. C-band SAR (synthetic aperture radar) data …
Retrieval and multi-scale validation of soil moisture from multi-temporal SAR data in a semi-arid tropical region
The current study presents an algorithm to retrieve surface Soil Moisture (SM) from multi-
temporal Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. The developed algorithm is based on the …
temporal Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. The developed algorithm is based on the …