Abstract:
The Soil Moisture Active/Passive satellite was launched in 2015 to provide global and continuous maps of land surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw using L-Band microwave...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
The Soil Moisture Active/Passive satellite was launched in 2015 to provide global and continuous maps of land surface soil moisture and freeze-thaw using L-Band microwave radiometry. Even though the 1400-1427 MHz frequency used by SMAP is a protected portion of the spectrum, Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) is still observed that can corrupt the radiometer's measurements. Nine distinct algorithms are implemented as part of SMAP's level 1 processing to detect and filter out RFI contributions. However, any remaining undetected RFI are major concern especially at the locations of cal/val sites used for evaluating soil moisture retrieval performance. This paper presents an analysis of the RFI environment at SMAP cal/val site locations and assesses the impact of RFI on soil moisture retrievals at those locations.
Date of Conference: 11-16 July 2021
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 12 October 2021
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