Evaluation of MERRA Land Surface Estimates in Preparation for the Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission - Yi, Yonghong; Kimball, John S.; Jones, Lucas A.; Reichle, Rolf H.; McDonald, Kyle C. (Journal of climate, 2011)
Keywords: Accuracy; Air temperature; Algorithms; Data processing; Datasets; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Forest soils; Hydrologic cycle; In situ measurement; Latitude; Meteorology; Microwaves; Mountain regions; Precipitation; Remote sensing; Soil moisture; Soil surfaces; Soil temperature regimes; Soil water; Solar radiation; SPECIAL MERRA COLLECTION; Surface temperature; Tropical forests; Tropical regions; Vapor pressure; Weather; High latitude; Mid latitude; Meteorological observation; soil moisture; Vapor pressure; atmospheric precipitation; Space remote sensing; Satellite observation; solar radiation; Surface temperature; vegetation; Tropical forest; Advanced microwave scanning radiometer; cartography; Freeze thaw cycle; Measurement in situ; deserts; Atmospheric temperature; Ground surface; Cloudiness; Reanalysis; Low latitude; Microwave radiometry