Analysis of Vegetation Optical Depth and Soil Moisture Retrieved by SMOS Over Tropical Forests

In this letter, the results obtained with the last version (level 2, version 650) of SMOS retrieval algorithm are compared against independent measurements, over tropical forests. In particular, the climate research unit meteorological variables and data bases of forest height and forest biomass are considered. Comparisons with results obtained by AMSR-2 under similar conditions are also illustrated. Vegetation optical depth shows a generally good correlation with forest height and forest biomass, particularly in Africa and South America. Spatial and temporal trends of retrieved soil moisture follow trends of rainfall, particularly in regions of dry winter.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

• Publication date

  2019-04-01

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1109/LGRS.2018.2878359
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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