Retrieval of Soil Moisture content using PALSAR data
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This study reports on the use of PALSAR data to retrieve soil moisture content over agricultural areas. An algorithm transforming temporal series of PALSAR data into soil moisture content by using a constrained minimization technique, integrating a priori information on soil parameters, is presented. The algorithm applies to winter wheat and has been assessed on simulated and experimental data acquired during the 2006 and 2007 growing seasons over two agricultural sites, namely Demmin (Northern Germany) and Foggia (Southern Italy). Preliminary results indicate the feasibility of retrieving volumetric soil moisture content with an
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