Author :
Pellarin, T. ; Calvet, J.C. ; Wigneron, J.-P. ; Simmonds, L.P. ; Lopez-Baeza, Ernesto ; Berger, M. ; Camps, A. ; Chanzy, A. ; Ferrazzoli, P. ; Hallikainen, M.T. ; Kerr, Y.H. ; Mätzler, C. ; Mauser, W. ; van de Griend, A. ; van den Hurk, B. ; van Oevelen,
Keywords :
hydrological techniques; microwave measurement; moisture measurement; radiometry; soil; terrain mapping; SMOS mission; Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity; brightness temperature simulation; global feasibility study; global scale; regression coefficients; soil moisture retrieval algorithms; space-borne L-band radiometer; statistical retrieval algorithms; synthetic L-band brightness temperatures; Atmospheric modeling; Brightness temperature; L-band; Land surface; Radiometry; Snow; Soil moisture; Space technology; Surface soil; Vegetation mapping;