P-and L-Band Retrieval of Subsurface Soil Moisture and Temperature Profiles as First-Order Polynomial Function

Ming Li, Roger Lang, Rajat Bindlish, Peggy O'Nei, Michael Cosh

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Abstract

This paper demonstrates the potential use of P and L band passive measurements to determine root zone soil moisture (SM) and soil temperature (ST). SM and ST data have been taken as a function of depth during the NASA GSFC PLEX 19 experiment in the summer of 2019 at Beltsville, MD, USA. Using these data, a coherent model has been used to compute H and V brightness temperatures at frequencies of 0.8 and 1.4 GHz with an observation angle of 35 degrees. These synthetic brightness data are then used to estimate the SM and ST profiles which are represented by linear polynomials. The inversion problem is formulated as a least square problem that is solved by a global optimization method known as the Adaptive Simulated Annealing (ASA) method. Four inversion examples having different SM and ST profiles are presented. Selected results show that the standard deviation between the retrieved and measured data is less than 0.077 text{cm}{3}/text{cm}{3} for SM, and 2.245 °C for ST.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIGARSS 2022 - 2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages6185-6188
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781665427920
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2022 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Duration: Jul 17 2022Jul 22 2022

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Volume2022-July

Conference

Conference2022 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2022
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CityKuala Lumpur
Period07/17/2207/22/22

Keywords

  • adaptive simulated annealing
  • brightness temperature
  • P and L bands
  • Root zone soil moisture
  • soil temperature

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