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Comprehensive evaluation of satellite-based and reanalysis soil moisture products using in situ observations over China
Xiaolu Ling
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Coal-based Greenhouse Gas Control and Utilization, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, Jiangsu, China
School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of
Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China
Ying Huang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Climate and Global Change Research, School of
Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth
System Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Weidong Guo
Institute for Climate and Global Change Research, School of
Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth
System Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Yixin Wang
Institute for Climate and Global Change Research, School of
Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Chaorong Chen
Institute for Climate and Global Change Research, School of
Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Bo Qiu
Institute for Climate and Global Change Research, School of
Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth
System Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Institute for Climate and Global Change Research, School of
Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Joint International Research Laboratory of Atmospheric and Earth
System Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Coal-based Greenhouse Gas Control and Utilization, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, Jiangsu, China
School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of
Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China
Yong Xue
Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Coal-based Greenhouse Gas Control and Utilization, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221008, Jiangsu, China
School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of
Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221000, China
Jian Peng
Department of Remote Sensing, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental
Research – UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
Remote Sensing Centre for Earth System Research, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Short summary
Soil moisture (SM) plays a critical role in the water and energy cycles of the Earth system, for which a long-term SM product with high quality is urgently needed. In situ observations are generally treated as the true value to systematically evaluate five SM products, including one remote sensing product and four reanalysis data sets during 1981–2013. This long-term intercomparison study provides clues for SM product enhancement and further hydrological applications.
Soil moisture (SM) plays a critical role in the water and energy cycles of the Earth system, for...
