Microwave observations of La Plata basin vegetated environments: analysis of AMSR-E, SMOS and Aquarius data
Presentación Oral – 7th Aquarius/SACD Science Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 11-13 April 2012
Abstract: Comparison of data from various Argentine soil moisture projects using three satellite instruments: AMSR-E, SMOS and Aquarius. Conclusion regarding retrieval algorithm performance is that, although promising, it is not satisfactory at this time in this region. In terms of the SMOS/Aquarius: different sensor configuration, engineering, and acquisition strategies and temporal characteristics make comparison difficult; too few simultaneous data; and nevertheless, sensitivity to rain events in Chaco forests is observed.