Abstract:
An analysis of CYGNSS data is presented, with the objective of assessing the potentials of these data for land applications. The GPS-Reflections over land acquired by the...View moreMetadata
Abstract:
An analysis of CYGNSS data is presented, with the objective of assessing the potentials of these data for land applications. The GPS-Reflections over land acquired by the CYGNSS observatories are exploited to detect properties of the land soil moisture. A land reflectivity observable, derived from CYGNSS Delay/Doppler Maps, is computed using a calibration approach suitable for land reflections. The sensitivity of the reflectivity observable to the soil moisture parameter is investigated through a comparison with soil moisture data from the SMAP satellite. Some preliminary results on the correlation between the CYGNSS reflectivity and the SMAP soil moisture are presented. This work is being conducted within the framework of the European Space Agency Project “Potential of Spaceborne GNSS-R for Land Applications”.
Date of Conference: 22-27 July 2018
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 04 November 2018
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