DocumentCode :
1203146
Title :
Polarimetric scanning radiometer C- and X-band microwave observations during SMEX03
Author :
Jackson, Thomas J. ; Bindlish, Rajat ; Gasiewski, Albin J. ; Stankov, Boba ; Klein, Marian ; Njoku, Eni G. ; Bosch, David ; Coleman, Tommy L. ; Laymon, Charles A. ; Starks, Patrick
Author_Institution :
Hydrology & Remote Sensing Lab., U.S. Dept. of Agrilcuture, Beltsville, MD, USA
Volume :
43
Issue :
11
fYear :
2005
Firstpage :
2418
Lastpage :
2430
Abstract :
Soil Moisture Experiment 2003 (SMEX03) was the second in a series of field campaigns using the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Polarimetric Scanning Radiometer (PSR/CX) designed to validate brightness temperature (TB) data and soil moisture retrieval algorithms for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E) for the Earth Observing System on the Aqua satellite. Objectives related to the PSR/CX during SMEX03 included: calibration and validation of AMSR-E TB observations over different climate/vegetation regions of the U.S. [Alabama (AL), Georgia (GA), Oklahoma (OK)], identification of possible areas of radio-frequency interference (RFI), comparison of X-band observations from Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission Microwave Imager (TMI), AMSR-E, and PSR/CX, and exploring the potential of soil moisture retrieval algorithms using C- and X-band imagery in diverse landscapes. In the current investigation, more than 100 flightlines of PSR/CX data were extensively processed to produce gridded TB products for the four study regions. Due to the lack of significant rainfall in OK, generally dry soil moisture conditions were observed. Observations obtained over AL include a wide range of soil moisture and vegetation conditions. Results from the AL site clearly showed a lack of sensitivity to rainfall/soil moisture under forest canopy cover. Quantitative comparisons made with the TMI validated that both the PSR/CX and AMSR-E X-band channels were well calibrated. Spectral analyses indicated that the PSR/CX observations at C-band also are reasonable. As expected, there were varying degrees of RFI in the AMSR-E C-band data for the study sites that will prevent further soil moisture analysis using these data. X-band comparisons of the PSR/CX high-resolution and AMSR-E and TMI low-resolution data indicated a linear scaling for the range of conditions studied in SMEX03. These results will form the basis for further soil moisture investigations.
Keywords :
calibration; hydrological techniques; hydrology; microwave measurement; vegetation mapping; Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer; Alabama; Aqua satellite; C-band microwave observation; Earth Observing System; Georgia; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Oklahoma; Soil Moisture Experiment 2003; Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission Microwave Imager; USA; X-band microwave observation; brightness temperature; calibration; forest canopy cover; passive microwave; polarimetric scanning radiometer; radio-frequency interference; rainfall; soil moisture retrieval; spectral analyses; vegetation; Algorithm design and analysis; Brightness temperature; Calibration; Earth Observing System; Information retrieval; Microwave radiometry; Radiofrequency interference; Satellite broadcasting; Soil moisture; Vegetation mapping; Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E); passive microwave; soil moisture; validation;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0196-2892
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.2005.857625
Filename :
1522603
Link To Document :
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