Evaluating soil moisture retrieval in Arctic and sub-Arctic environments using passive microwave satellite data
| Autor: | Juliette Ortet, Arnaud Mialon, Yann Kerr, Alain Royer, Aaron Berg, Julia Boike, Elyn Humphreys, François Gibon, Philippe Richaume, Simone Bircher-Adrot, Azza Gorrab, Alexandre Roy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Digital Earth, Vol 17, Iss 1 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 17538947 1753-8955 1753-8947 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17538947.2024.2385079 |
| Popis: | Soil Moisture (SM) is a key parameter in northern Arctic and sub-Arctic (A-SA) environments that are highly vulnerable to climate change. We evaluated six SM satellite passive microwave datasets using thirteen ground-based SM stations across Northwestern America. The best agreement was obtained with SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive) products with the lowest RMSD (Root Mean Square Difference) (0.07 m[Formula: see text] m[Formula: see text]) and the highest R (0.55). ESA CCI (European Space Agency Climate Change Initiative) also performed well in terms of correlation with a similar R (0.55) but showed a strong variation among sites. Weak results were obtained over sites with high water body fractions. This study also details and evaluates a dedicated retrieval of SM from SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) brightness temperatures based on the [Formula: see text] model. Two soil dielectric models (Mironov and Bircher) and a dedicated soil roughness and single scattering albedo parameterization were tested. Water body correction in the retrieval shows limited improvement. The metrics of our retrievals (RMSD = 0.08 m[Formula: see text] m[Formula: see text] and R = 0.41) are better than SMOS but outperformed by SMAP. Passive microwave satellite remote sensing is suitable for SM retrieval in the A-SA region, but a dedicated approach should be considered. |
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