Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products from the NASA SMAP Mission

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Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products from the NASA SMAP Mission. / Colliander, Andreas; Reichle, Rolf H.; Crow, Wade T.; Cosh, Michael H.; Chen, Fan; Chan, Steven; Das, Narendra Narayan; Bindlish, Rajat; Chaubell, J.; Kim, Seungbum; Liu, Qing; Oaneill, Peggy E.; Dunbar, R. Scott; Dang, Land B.; Kimball, John S.; Jackson, Thomas; Al-Jassar, Hala; Asanuma, Jun; Bhattacharya, Bimal; Berg, Aaron A.; Bosch, David D.; Bourgeau-Chavez, Laura; Caldwell, Todd; Calvet, Jean Christophe; Collins, Chandra Holifield; Jensen, Karsten H.; Livingston, Stan; Lopez-Baeza, Ernesto; Martínez-Fernández, José; McNairn, Heather; Moghaddam, Mahta; Montzka, Carsten; Notarnicola, Claudia; Pellarin, Thierry; Greimeister-Pfeil, Isabella; Pulliainen, Jouni; Hernández, Judith Gpe Ramos; Seyfried, Mark; Starks, Patrick J.; Su, Zhongbo; Van Der Velde, R.; Zeng, Yijian; Thibeault, Marc; Vreugdenhil, Mariette; Walker, Jeffrey P.; Zribi, Mehrez; Entekhabi, Dara; Yueh, Simon H.

In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, Vol. 15, 2022, p. 364-392.

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Colliander, A, Reichle, RH, Crow, WT, Cosh, MH, Chen, F, Chan, S, Das, NN, Bindlish, R, Chaubell, J, Kim, S, Liu, Q, Oaneill, PE, Dunbar, RS, Dang, LB, Kimball, JS, Jackson, T, Al-Jassar, H, Asanuma, J, Bhattacharya, B, Berg, AA, Bosch, DD, Bourgeau-Chavez, L, Caldwell, T, Calvet, JC, Collins, CH, Jensen, KH, Livingston, S, Lopez-Baeza, E, Martínez-Fernández, J, McNairn, H, Moghaddam, M, Montzka, C, Notarnicola, C, Pellarin, T, Greimeister-Pfeil, I, Pulliainen, J, Hernández, JGR, Seyfried, M, Starks, PJ, Su, Z, Van Der Velde, R, Zeng, Y, Thibeault, M, Vreugdenhil, M, Walker, JP, Zribi, M, Entekhabi, D & Yueh, SH 2022, 'Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products from the NASA SMAP Mission', IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, vol. 15, pp. 364-392. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2021.3124743

APA

Colliander, A., Reichle, R. H., Crow, W. T., Cosh, M. H., Chen, F., Chan, S., Das, N. N., Bindlish, R., Chaubell, J., Kim, S., Liu, Q., Oaneill, P. E., Dunbar, R. S., Dang, L. B., Kimball, J. S., Jackson, T., Al-Jassar, H., Asanuma, J., Bhattacharya, B., ... Yueh, S. H. (2022). Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products from the NASA SMAP Mission. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 15, 364-392. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2021.3124743

Vancouver

Colliander A, Reichle RH, Crow WT, Cosh MH, Chen F, Chan S et al. Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products from the NASA SMAP Mission. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 2022;15:364-392. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2021.3124743

Author

Colliander, Andreas ; Reichle, Rolf H. ; Crow, Wade T. ; Cosh, Michael H. ; Chen, Fan ; Chan, Steven ; Das, Narendra Narayan ; Bindlish, Rajat ; Chaubell, J. ; Kim, Seungbum ; Liu, Qing ; Oaneill, Peggy E. ; Dunbar, R. Scott ; Dang, Land B. ; Kimball, John S. ; Jackson, Thomas ; Al-Jassar, Hala ; Asanuma, Jun ; Bhattacharya, Bimal ; Berg, Aaron A. ; Bosch, David D. ; Bourgeau-Chavez, Laura ; Caldwell, Todd ; Calvet, Jean Christophe ; Collins, Chandra Holifield ; Jensen, Karsten H. ; Livingston, Stan ; Lopez-Baeza, Ernesto ; Martínez-Fernández, José ; McNairn, Heather ; Moghaddam, Mahta ; Montzka, Carsten ; Notarnicola, Claudia ; Pellarin, Thierry ; Greimeister-Pfeil, Isabella ; Pulliainen, Jouni ; Hernández, Judith Gpe Ramos ; Seyfried, Mark ; Starks, Patrick J. ; Su, Zhongbo ; Van Der Velde, R. ; Zeng, Yijian ; Thibeault, Marc ; Vreugdenhil, Mariette ; Walker, Jeffrey P. ; Zribi, Mehrez ; Entekhabi, Dara ; Yueh, Simon H. / Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products from the NASA SMAP Mission. In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. 2022 ; Vol. 15. pp. 364-392.

Bibtex

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title = "Validation of Soil Moisture Data Products from the NASA SMAP Mission",
abstract = "The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission has been validating its soil moisture (SM) products since the start of data production on March 31, 2015. Prior to launch, the mission defined a set of criteria for core validation sites (CVS) that enable the testing of the key mission SM accuracy requirement (unbiased root-mean-square error <0.04 m3/m3). The validation approach also includes other ('sparse network') in situ SM measurements, satellite SM products, model-based SM products, and field experiments. Over the past six years, the SMAP SM products have been analyzed with respect to these reference data, and the analysis approaches themselves have been scrutinized in an effort to best understand the products' performance. Validation of the most recent SMAP Level 2 and 3 SM retrieval products (R17000) shows that the L-band (1.4 GHz) radiometer-based SM record continues to meet mission requirements. The products are generally consistent with SM retrievals from the European Space Agency Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity mission, although there are differences in some regions. The high-resolution (3-km) SM retrieval product, generated by combining Copernicus Sentinel-1 data with SMAP observations, performs within expectations. Currently, however, there is limited availability of 3-km CVS data to support extensive validation at this spatial scale. The most recent (version 5) SMAP Level 4 SM data assimilation product providing surface and root-zone SM with complete spatio-temporal coverage at 9-km resolution also meets performance requirements. The SMAP SM validation program will continue throughout the mission life; future plans include expanding it to forested and high-latitude regions. ",
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author = "Andreas Colliander and Reichle, {Rolf H.} and Crow, {Wade T.} and Cosh, {Michael H.} and Fan Chen and Steven Chan and Das, {Narendra Narayan} and Rajat Bindlish and J. Chaubell and Seungbum Kim and Qing Liu and Oaneill, {Peggy E.} and Dunbar, {R. Scott} and Dang, {Land B.} and Kimball, {John S.} and Thomas Jackson and Hala Al-Jassar and Jun Asanuma and Bimal Bhattacharya and Berg, {Aaron A.} and Bosch, {David D.} and Laura Bourgeau-Chavez and Todd Caldwell and Calvet, {Jean Christophe} and Collins, {Chandra Holifield} and Jensen, {Karsten H.} and Stan Livingston and Ernesto Lopez-Baeza and Jos{\'e} Mart{\'i}nez-Fern{\'a}ndez and Heather McNairn and Mahta Moghaddam and Carsten Montzka and Claudia Notarnicola and Thierry Pellarin and Isabella Greimeister-Pfeil and Jouni Pulliainen and Hern{\'a}ndez, {Judith Gpe Ramos} and Mark Seyfried and Starks, {Patrick J.} and Zhongbo Su and {Van Der Velde}, R. and Yijian Zeng and Marc Thibeault and Mariette Vreugdenhil and Walker, {Jeffrey P.} and Mehrez Zribi and Dara Entekhabi and Yueh, {Simon H.}",
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AU - Colliander, Andreas

AU - Reichle, Rolf H.

AU - Crow, Wade T.

AU - Cosh, Michael H.

AU - Chen, Fan

AU - Chan, Steven

AU - Das, Narendra Narayan

AU - Bindlish, Rajat

AU - Chaubell, J.

AU - Kim, Seungbum

AU - Liu, Qing

AU - Oaneill, Peggy E.

AU - Dunbar, R. Scott

AU - Dang, Land B.

AU - Kimball, John S.

AU - Jackson, Thomas

AU - Al-Jassar, Hala

AU - Asanuma, Jun

AU - Bhattacharya, Bimal

AU - Berg, Aaron A.

AU - Bosch, David D.

AU - Bourgeau-Chavez, Laura

AU - Caldwell, Todd

AU - Calvet, Jean Christophe

AU - Collins, Chandra Holifield

AU - Jensen, Karsten H.

AU - Livingston, Stan

AU - Lopez-Baeza, Ernesto

AU - Martínez-Fernández, José

AU - McNairn, Heather

AU - Moghaddam, Mahta

AU - Montzka, Carsten

AU - Notarnicola, Claudia

AU - Pellarin, Thierry

AU - Greimeister-Pfeil, Isabella

AU - Pulliainen, Jouni

AU - Hernández, Judith Gpe Ramos

AU - Seyfried, Mark

AU - Starks, Patrick J.

AU - Su, Zhongbo

AU - Van Der Velde, R.

AU - Zeng, Yijian

AU - Thibeault, Marc

AU - Vreugdenhil, Mariette

AU - Walker, Jeffrey P.

AU - Zribi, Mehrez

AU - Entekhabi, Dara

AU - Yueh, Simon H.

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PY - 2022

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N2 - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission has been validating its soil moisture (SM) products since the start of data production on March 31, 2015. Prior to launch, the mission defined a set of criteria for core validation sites (CVS) that enable the testing of the key mission SM accuracy requirement (unbiased root-mean-square error <0.04 m3/m3). The validation approach also includes other ('sparse network') in situ SM measurements, satellite SM products, model-based SM products, and field experiments. Over the past six years, the SMAP SM products have been analyzed with respect to these reference data, and the analysis approaches themselves have been scrutinized in an effort to best understand the products' performance. Validation of the most recent SMAP Level 2 and 3 SM retrieval products (R17000) shows that the L-band (1.4 GHz) radiometer-based SM record continues to meet mission requirements. The products are generally consistent with SM retrievals from the European Space Agency Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity mission, although there are differences in some regions. The high-resolution (3-km) SM retrieval product, generated by combining Copernicus Sentinel-1 data with SMAP observations, performs within expectations. Currently, however, there is limited availability of 3-km CVS data to support extensive validation at this spatial scale. The most recent (version 5) SMAP Level 4 SM data assimilation product providing surface and root-zone SM with complete spatio-temporal coverage at 9-km resolution also meets performance requirements. The SMAP SM validation program will continue throughout the mission life; future plans include expanding it to forested and high-latitude regions.

AB - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission has been validating its soil moisture (SM) products since the start of data production on March 31, 2015. Prior to launch, the mission defined a set of criteria for core validation sites (CVS) that enable the testing of the key mission SM accuracy requirement (unbiased root-mean-square error <0.04 m3/m3). The validation approach also includes other ('sparse network') in situ SM measurements, satellite SM products, model-based SM products, and field experiments. Over the past six years, the SMAP SM products have been analyzed with respect to these reference data, and the analysis approaches themselves have been scrutinized in an effort to best understand the products' performance. Validation of the most recent SMAP Level 2 and 3 SM retrieval products (R17000) shows that the L-band (1.4 GHz) radiometer-based SM record continues to meet mission requirements. The products are generally consistent with SM retrievals from the European Space Agency Soil Moisture Ocean Salinity mission, although there are differences in some regions. The high-resolution (3-km) SM retrieval product, generated by combining Copernicus Sentinel-1 data with SMAP observations, performs within expectations. Currently, however, there is limited availability of 3-km CVS data to support extensive validation at this spatial scale. The most recent (version 5) SMAP Level 4 SM data assimilation product providing surface and root-zone SM with complete spatio-temporal coverage at 9-km resolution also meets performance requirements. The SMAP SM validation program will continue throughout the mission life; future plans include expanding it to forested and high-latitude regions.

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KW - soil moisture (SM)

KW - Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP)

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