@article{fdi:010063694,
  title = {{SMOS} soil moisture product evaluation over {W}est-{A}frica from local to regional scale},
  author = {{L}ouvet, {S}. and {P}ellarin, {T}. and al {B}itar, {A}. and {C}appelaere, {B}ernard and {G}alle, {S}ylvie and {G}rippa, {M}. and {G}ruhier, {C}. and {K}err, {Y}ann and {L}ebel, {T}hierry and {M}ialon, {A}. and {M}ougin, {E}. and {Q}uantin, {G}. and {R}ichaume, {P}. and de {R}osnay, {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his paper assessed the {SMOS} soil moisture values from {L}evel 3 ({SMOS} {L}3{SM}) product provided by the {F}rench {CNES}-{CATDS}. {T}he evaluation was conducted at the local scale through comparison with ground-based soil moisture measurements acquired in {M}ali, {N}iger and {B}enin from 2010 to 2012. {T}he {SMOS} {L}3{SM} product was compared to three other satellite-based soil moisture products. {I}t was found that, in average over the three sites, the {SMOS} {L}3{SM} product provided the best coefficients of correlation and the lowest root mean square errors ({RMSE}). {T}he second part of the paper is devoted to retrieve soil moisture estimates between successive {SMOS} soil moisture measurements in order to increase the temporal resolution. {T}he result of the methodology allows obtaining 3-hour soil moisture mapping over {W}est {A}frica with a coefficient of correlation greater than 0.82, and an {RMSE} lower than 0.030 m(3) m(-3) in {N}iger and {M}ali and lower than 0.044 m(3) m(-3) in {B}enin.},
  keywords = {{SMOS} ; {R}emote sensing ; {S}oil moisture ; {W}est-{A}frica ; {R}ainfall estimation ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {MALI} ; {BENIN} ; {NIGER}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}emote {S}ensing of {E}nvironment},
  volume = {156},
  numero = {},
  pages = {383--394},
  ISSN = {0034-4257},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.rse.2014.10.005},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010063694},
}