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Title: Integration of multiple satellite sensor resources for soil moisture and land surface temperature

Author
item Jackson, Thomas

Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Abstract Only
Publication Acceptance Date: 12/20/2013
Publication Date: 4/7/2014
Citation: Jackson, T.J. 2014. Integration of multiple satellite sensor resources for soil moisture and land surface temperature. 11th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Conference of Networking Sensing and Control. April 7-9, 2014. 2014 CDROM.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Satellite-based passive microwave sensors have been available for thirty years and provide the basis for both soil moisture and land surface temperature monitoring and mapping. Both of these variables are important in hydrologic and weather forecasts as well as climate analyses requiring longer periods of record. These land parameters exhibit large temporal variations, including strong diurnal cycles. Individual satellites have covered different time periods, operated at different frequencies, and observed the surface at different times of the day. These considerations present us with challenges to integrating these resources in order to provide more frequent daily observations, establish longer term records, and better understand diurnal cycles. Aspects of these issues and new opportunities will be discussed.