Assessment of SMAP soil moisture for global simulation of gross primary production
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DOI: 10.1002/2016jg003603
Abstract: In this study, high quality soil moisture data derived from the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite measurements are evaluated from a perspective of improving the estimation of the global Gross Primary Production (GPP) using… read more here.
Keywords: gross primary; smap; soil; primary production ... See more keywords
The SMAP and Copernicus Sentinel 1A/B microwave active-passive high resolution surface soil moisture product
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2019.111380
Abstract: Abstract Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission of NASA was launched in January 2015. Currently, SMAP has an L-band radiometer and a defunct L-band radar with a rotating 6-m mesh reflector antenna. On July 7th,… read more here.
Keywords: resolution; high resolution; smap; active passive ... See more keywords
On the impact of C-band in place of L-band radar for SMAP downscaling
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2020.112111
Abstract: Abstract The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission was launched on 31st January 2015, with the aim of providing global soil moisture maps at 9 km spatial resolution by combining… read more here.
Keywords: resolution; smap; place; band ... See more keywords
A comparison of SMAP and SMOS L-band brightness temperature observations over the global landmass
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DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2019.1641759
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study compared the consistency of brightness temperature (Tb) measurements over the global landmass as observed by the Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) and Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) radiometers. We evaluated the… read more here.
Keywords: smap smos; smap; global landmass; smos data ... See more keywords
Enhanced Sea Surface Salinity Estimates Using Machine-Learning Algorithm With SMAP and High-Resolution Buoy Data
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3189784
Abstract: Despite the recent advances in satellite-based L-band microwave radiometry and retrieval algorithms to provide a unique capability to measure sea surface salinity (SSS) from space and explore its utility for understanding mesoscale dynamics, global ocean… read more here.
Keywords: smap; surface; buoy; sea surface ... See more keywords
Application of Triple Collocation in Ground-Based Validation of Soil Moisture Active/Passive (SMAP) Level 2 Data Products
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DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2016.2569998
Abstract: The validation of the soil moisture retrievals from the recently launched National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Soil Moisture Active/Passive (SMAP) satellite is important prior to their full public release. Uncertainty in attempts to characterize… read more here.
Keywords: ground; moisture; validation; smap ... See more keywords
Thermal Hydraulic Disaggregation of SMAP Soil Moisture Over the Continental United States
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DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2022.3165644
Abstract: A thermal hydraulic disaggregation of soil moisture (THySM) algorithm was implemented to downscale NASA's soil moisture active passive (SMAP) enhanced soil moisture (SM) product to 1 km over the continental United States (CONUS). This algorithm… read more here.
Keywords: soil moisture; smap; moisture; hydraulic disaggregation ... See more keywords
Validation of the Effective Resolution of SMAP Enhanced Resolution Backscatter Products
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DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2023.3260726
Abstract: NASA's Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission originally included both passive and active L-band measurement capabilities. It was the first satellite instrument to provide global L-band radar observations of normalized radar cross section ($\sigma ^{0}$)… read more here.
Keywords: smap; enhanced resolution; tex math; inline formula ... See more keywords
Evaluation of Multiscale SMAP Soil Moisture Products in Forested Environments
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DOI: 10.1109/lgrs.2022.3184177
Abstract: Quantifying the availability of soil moisture in forested environments has many implications for their ecosystem, and therefore the ability to map its dynamics accurately becomes important. Remote sensing offers the only viable strategy for cost-effective,… read more here.
Keywords: soil moisture; finer scale; smap; forested environments ... See more keywords
On the Synergy of SMAP and AMSR2 for Estimating Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice
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DOI: 10.1109/lgrs.2022.3188001
Abstract: The objective of this letter is to extend the commonly used gradient ratio (GR) method for Arctic sea ice snow depth (SD) estimation by combining brightness temperatures (TBs) from the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)… read more here.
Keywords: arctic sea; ice; sea ice; smap ... See more keywords
Simulation and SMAP Observation of Sun-Glint Over the Land Surface at the L-Band
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DOI: 10.1109/tgrs.2017.2648502
Abstract: We investigate the magnitude of Sun-glint through modeling the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) brightness temperature (BT). Model results show that the specular reflection of Sun-glint in the L-band can spread over a wide range… read more here.
Keywords: smap; sun glint; land surface; glint ... See more keywords