Remote sensing of the land surface during the African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis Kergoat L. auteur aut IRD Grippa M. auteur aut IRD Baille A. auteur aut IRD Eymard Laurence auteur aut IRD Lacaze R. auteur aut IRD Mougin E. auteur aut IRD Ottle C. auteur aut IRD Pellarin T. auteur aut IRD Polcher J. auteur aut IRD de Rosnay P. auteur aut IRD Roujean J. L. auteur aut IRD Sandholt I. auteur aut IRD Taylor C.M. auteur aut IRD Zin I. auteur aut IRD Zribi Mehrez auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access This article summarises the scientific results gained from the satellite observation of the land surface during African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA). Validation of existing satellite products as well as developments of new algorithms are reported, spanning surface and total soil moisture, surface energy balance and radiation fluxes, vegetation properties and land cover (LC). The use of remote sensing data for investigating land-atmosphere interactions, for retrieving the components of continental water cycle and for evaluating Land Surface Models (LSM) is illustrated. The contribution of satellite data to the detection of decadal trends is also highlighted, revealing intriguing results and open questions. specialized remote sensing land surface AMMA West Africa 021 126 072 Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA) : an integrated project for understanding of the West African climate system and its human dimension Hemingway R. ed. edt IRD Montani A. ed. edt IRD Atmospheric Science Letters 12 1 129-134 2011 1530-261X https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053187 10.1002/asl.325 1530-261X [F B010053187] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053187 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2011/03/010053187.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2011-04-07 2021-07-08 fdi:010053187 fre