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Talks and Poster Presentations (with Proceedings-Entry):

A. Gruber, S. Paloscia, E. Santi, C. Notarnicola, L. Pasolli, T. Smolander, J. Pulliainen, H. Mittelbach, W. Dorigo, W. Wagner:
"Performance Inter-Comparison of Soil Moisture Retrieval Models for the Metop-A ASCAT Instrument";
Talk: IGARSS 2014, Québec, Canada; 2014-07-13 - 2014-07-18; in: "Proceedings of the IGARSS 2014", (2014), ISBN: 978-1-4799-5774-3; Paper ID 2455, 4 pages.



English abstract:
In this study we evaluate five different retrieval algorithms, applied on MetOp-A ASCAT backscatter data, in their ability to retrieve soil moisture on a global scale. Correlation and triple collocation analysis are performed using in situ and land surface model data as a reference. Results do not clearly identify one best algorithm. We therefore conclude that future work should focus on the exploitation of the strengths and weaknesses of different modelling approaches in a synergetic way rather than trying to find one model that suits every possible situation.

Keywords:
Soil moisture, retrieval model, calibration, validation, triple collocation

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