SMOS near-real-time soil moisture product: processor overview and first validation results

Measurements of the surface soil moisture (SM) content are important for a wide range of applications. Among them, operational hydrology and numerical weather prediction, for instance, need SM information in near-real-time (NRT), typically not later than 3 h after sensing. The European Space Age...

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Main Authors: N. J. Rodríguez-Fernández, J. Muñoz Sabater, P. Richaume, P. de Rosnay, Y. H. Kerr, C. Albergel, M. Drusch, S. Mecklenburg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-10-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/21/5201/2017/hess-21-5201-2017.pdf