Articles | Volume 25, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-17-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-17-2021
Research article
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04 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 04 Jan 2021

Evaluation of 18 satellite- and model-based soil moisture products using in situ measurements from 826 sensors

Hylke E. Beck, Ming Pan, Diego G. Miralles, Rolf H. Reichle, Wouter A. Dorigo, Sebastian Hahn, Justin Sheffield, Lanka Karthikeyan, Gianpaolo Balsamo, Robert M. Parinussa, Albert I. J. M. van Dijk, Jinyang Du, John S. Kimball, Noemi Vergopolan, and Eric F. Wood

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (01 Aug 2020) by Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen
AR by Hylke Beck on behalf of the Authors (01 Aug 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Aug 2020) by Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen
RR by Clément Albergel (02 Sep 2020)
RR by Christian Massari (07 Sep 2020)
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (26 Sep 2020) by Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen
AR by Hylke Beck on behalf of the Authors (09 Oct 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (13 Oct 2020) by Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen
RR by Christian Massari (13 Oct 2020)
ED: Publish as is (23 Oct 2020) by Harrie-Jan Hendricks Franssen
AR by Hylke Beck on behalf of the Authors (23 Oct 2020)
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Short summary
We evaluated the largest and most diverse set of surface soil moisture products ever evaluated in a single study. We found pronounced differences in performance among individual products and product groups. Our results provide guidance to choose the most suitable product for a particular application.