WE4.9: SMOS Observations over Land II |
| Session Type: Oral |
| Time: Wednesday, July 25, 15:40 - 17:20 |
| Location: Room 22A |
| Session Chairs: Yann Kerr, CESBIO and Matthias Drusch, ESA |
| WE4.9.1: TESTING AND IMPROVING FORWARD MODEL AND SMOS L2 ALGORITHM FOR FORESTS |
| Rachid Rahmoune; Rome Tor Vergata University |
| Paolo Ferrazzoli; Rome Tor Vergata University |
| Yann H. Kerr; Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la Biosphère |
| Philippe Richaume; Centre d'Etudes Spatiales de la Biosphère |
| WE4.9.2: PREPARATION OF THE ECMWF EKF FOR THE ASSIMILATION OF SMOS BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES |
| Joaquín Muñoz Sabater; ECMWF |
| Patricia de Rosnay; ECMWF |
| Matthias Drusch; ECMWF |
| Lars Isaksen; ECMWF |
| Anne Fouilloux; ECMWF |
| WE4.9.3: INITIAL VALIDATION OF SMOS VEGETATION OPTICAL THICKNESS IN IOWA |
| Jason Patton; Iowa State University |
| Brian Hornbuckle; Iowa State University |
| WE4.9.4: IDENTIFICATION OF SOIL MOISTURE RETRIEVAL ERRORS: LEARNING FROM THE COMPARISON OF SMOS AND ASACT |
| Wolfgang Wagner; Vienna University of Technology |
| Sebastian Hahn; Vienna University of Technology |
| Alexander Gruber; Vienna University of Technology |
| Wouter Dorigo; Vienna University of Technology |
| WE4.9.5: IMPROVED FORECASTING OF GLOBAL VEGETATION CONDITIONS USING REMOTELY-SENSED SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE |
| Wade Crow; USDA ARS HRSL |
| John Bolten; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center |
