Radio brightness validation on different spatial scales during the SMOS validation campaign 2010 in the Rur catchment, Germany

Montzka, C.; Bogena, H.; Weihermueller, L.; Jonard, François; Dimitrov, M.; Bouzinac, C.; Kainulainen, J.; Balling, J. E.; Vanderborght, J.; Vereecken, H.

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Radio brightness validation on different spatial scales during the SMOS validation campaign 2010 in the Rur catchment, Germany

Montzka, C.; Bogena, H.; Weihermueller, L. et al.

2011 • In IGARSS 2011 - 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings

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Keywords :

SMOS Validation; Belgium; Brightness temperatures; Germany; Ground based; Microwave emissions; Netherlands; Radiative transfer modeling; Soil moisture and ocean salinity missions; Spatial scale; Catchments; Geology; Moisture determination; Radiometers; Radiometry; Remote sensing; Runoff; Soil moisture; Temperature; Luminance

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[en] ESA's Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS) mission has been launched in November 2009 and delivers now brightness temperature and soil moisture products over terrestrial areas on a regular three day basis. In 2010 several airborne campaigns were conducted to validate the SMOS products with microwave emission radiometers at L-band (1.4 GHz). In this paper we present the activities performed in the Rur and Erft catchment, which is situated in the very west of Germany close to the borders to Belgium and The Netherlands. Measurements of the L-band sensors EMIRAD and HUT-2D on board a Skyvan aircraft as well as ground-based mobile measurements with the JÜLBARA radiometer mounted on a truck are analyzed in a qualitative comparison for different crop stands. These data can be used for validation of the SMOS sensor by giving valuable information about parameters for the radiative transfer modeling. © 2011 IEEE.

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Earth sciences & physical geography
Environmental sciences & ecology

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Montzka, C.; Research Centre Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG 3), Jülich, Germany

Bogena, H.; Research Centre Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG 3), Jülich, Germany

Weihermueller, L.; Research Centre Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG 3), Jülich, Germany

Jonard, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Systèmes d'information géographiques

Dimitrov, M.; Research Centre Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG 3), Jülich, Germany

Bouzinac, C.; European Space Agency, ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Kainulainen, J.; Aalto University School of Science and Technology, Department of Radio Science and Engineering, Espoo, Finland

Balling, J. E.; Technical University of Denmark, DTU Space, Microwaves and Remote Sensing, Denmark

Vanderborght, J.; Research Centre Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG 3), Jülich, Germany

Vereecken, H.; Research Centre Jülich, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG 3), Jülich, Germany

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English

Title :

Radio brightness validation on different spatial scales during the SMOS validation campaign 2010 in the Rur catchment, Germany

Publication date :

2011

Event name :

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Event place :

Vancouver, Canada

Event date :

From 24-07-2011 to 29-07-2011

Audience :

International

Main work title :

IGARSS 2011 - 2011 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Proceedings

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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

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Peer reviewed

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9781457710056

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