SMOSHiLat - Microwave L-band emission from organic-rich soils in the northern cold climate zone in the framework of the SMOS mission

• Main Authors: Bircher, Simone, Wigneron, Jean-Pierre, Demontoux, François, Scwhank, Mike, Jonard, François, Razafindratsima, Stephen, Mironov, Valery, Richaume, Philippe, Mialon, Arnaud, Weihermüller, Lutz, Rautiainen, Kimmo, Pulliainen, Jouni, Jensen, Karsten Høgh, Kerr, Yann
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: Sciences de la Terre; Earth Sciences; Traitement du signal et de l'image; Signal and Image processing; Milieux et Changements globaux; SMOSHiLat; organic soil; moisture;radiometer; L Band; dielectric constants; Sodankylä; Tundra
• Online Access: http://prodinra.inra.fr/ft/A6CD33BE-12C6-4D08-84CF-CE7FA1005E24; http://prodinra.inra.fr/record/282157

The circumpolar northern colder climate zone (boreal zone/tundra) is covered by pronounced organic soils. Due to above-average rising temperatures in the higher northern latitudes, a large amount of these important carbon sinks might be released, possibly causing a significant positive feedback on g...