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    An artificial neural network model for downscaling of passive microwave soil moisture

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    Authors
    Chai, S.
    Walker, J.
    Veenendaal, Bert
    West, Geoff
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Chai, Soo See and Walker, Jeffrey P. and Veenendaal, Bert and West, Geoff. 2011. An artificial neural network model for downscaling of passive microwave soil moisture, in Bojkovic, J. and others (ed), Recent Researches in Hydrology, Geology and Continuum Mechanics: World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society Conference, Feb 23-25 2011, pp. 26-31. Cambridge, UK: WSEAS Press.
    Source Title
    Recent Researches in Hydrology, Geology and Continuum Mechanics
    Source Conference
    World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society Conference
    ISSN
    17928370
    School
    Department of Spatial Sciences
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19824
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    In this paper, an Artitifial Neural Network (ANN) model was developed to downscale the soil moisture content from low resolution L-band passive microwave observation. Using the relationship between soil evaporative efficiency derived from MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and soil moisture, the ANN model was used to downscale from 20 km×20 km observation to 1 km×1 km resolution over the whole area of 40 km×40 km. The method is tested using data collected during the National Airborne Field Experiment in 2005 (NAFE’05). The soil moisture variability in term of mean and standard deviation for the pixel to be disaggregated were proposed to be used in the ANN model for downscaling purpose. In this demonstration study, soil moisture data derived from 1 km resolution from the Polarimetric L-band Multibeam Radiometer (PLMR) were aggregated to 20 km resolution pixels, and subsequently downscaled using soil moisture statistics estimated from 1 km resolution data. The overall Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) difference between the measured and predicted soil moisture values varied between 1.8% v/v and 3.5% v/v across the complete range of typically experienced soil moisture conditions. The challenge of this model for real life practicality is presented in this paper and the suggestions are made at the end of this paper.

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