Title :
Optimizing the algorithm for retrieving soil moisture from SMOS data
Author :
Waldteufel, P. ; Richaume, Philippe ; Kerr, Yann ; Wigneron, Jean-Pierre ; Mahmoodi, A. ; Mialon, Arnaud ; Vergely, Jean-Luc ; Cabot, Francois ; Ferrazzoli, Paolo ; Delwart, Steven
Author_Institution :
IPSL/Service dAeronomie, Paris
Abstract :
This contribution summarizes prominent features of the Level 2 algorithm aimed at processing land surface geophysical quantities from the ESA-led SMOS mission. It emphasizes the soil moisture retrieval and describes the decision tree built in order to select appropriate retrieval configurations. The expected performance is illustrated by preliminary results of the algorithm validation.
Keywords :
decision trees; moisture; soil; ESA; Level 2 algorithm features; SMOS data; decision tree; land surface geophysical quantities; soil moisture retrieval; Decision trees; Information retrieval; Land surface; Layout; Microwave radiometry; SMOS mission; Samarium; Soil moisture; Uncertainty; Vegetation; L-band; SMOS; passive microwaves; soil moisture;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1211-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1212-9
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4423713
