Polarimetric scanning radiometer C- and X-band microwave observations during SMEX03

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作者
Jackson, TJ [1 ]
Bindlish, R
Gasiewski, AJ
Stankov, B
Klein, M
Njoku, EG
Bosch, D
Coleman, TL
Laymon, CA
Starks, P
机构
[1] USDA ARS, Hydrol & Remote Sensing Lab, Beltsville, MD 20705 USA
[2] Sci Syst & Applicat Inc, Lanham, MD 20706 USA
[3] Natl Ocean & Atmospher Adm, Environm Technol Lab, Boulder, CO 80305 USA
[4] Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
[5] USDA ARS, SE Watershed Res Ctr, Tifton, GA 31794 USA
[6] Alabama A&M Univ, Hydrol Soil Climatol & Remote Sensing Res Ctr, Normal, AL 35762 USA
[7] Global Hydrol & Climate Ctr, Huntsville, AL 35805 USA
[8] USDA ARS, Grazinglands Res Lab, El Reno, OK 73036 USA
来源
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING | 2005年 / 43卷 / 11期
关键词
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E); passive microwave; soil moisture; validation;
D O I
10.1109/TGRS.2005.857625
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03) was the second in a series of field campaigns using the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR/CX) designed to validate brightness temperature (TB) data and soil moisture retrieval algorithms for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) for the Earth Observing System on the Aqua satellite. Objectives related to the PSR/CX during SMEX03 included: calibration and validation of AMSR-E TB observations over different climate/vegetation regions of the U.S. [Alabama (AL), Georgia (GA), Oklahoma (OK)], identification of possible areas of radio-frequency interference (RFI), comparison of X-band observations from Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission Microwave Imager (TMI), AMSR-E, and PSR/CX, and exploring the potential of soil moisture retrieval algorithms using C- and X-band imagery in diverse landscapes. In the current investigation, more than 100 flightlines of PSR/CX data were extensively processed to produce gridded TB products for the four study regions. Due to the lack of significant rainfall in OK, generally dry soil moisture conditions were observed. Observations obtained over AL include a wide range of soil moisture and vegetation conditions. Results from the AL site clearly showed a lack of sensitivity to rainfall/soil moisture under forest canopy cover. Quantitative comparisons made with the TMI validated that both the PSR/CX and AMSR-E X-band channels were well calibrated. Spectral analyses indicated that the PSR/CX observations at C-band also are reasonable. As expected, there were varying degrees of RFI in the AMSR-E C-band data for the study sites that will prevent further soil moisture analysis using these data. X-band comparisons of the PSR/CX high-resolution and AMSR-E and TMI low-resolution data indicated a linear scaling for the range of conditions studied in SMEX03. These results will form the basis for further soil moisture investigations.
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页码:2418 / 2430
页数:13
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