Alexander Loew

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the magnitude of the soil moisture upscaling problem and measurement density requirements for ground-based soil moisture networks, and summarize a number of existing soil moisture-upscaling strategies which may reduce the detrimental impact of spatial sampling errors on the reliability of satellite soil moisture validation using spatially sparse ground based observations.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the skill of a new, merged soil moisture product (ECV_SM) that has been developed in the framework of the European Space Agency's Water Cycle Multi-mission Observation Strategy and Climate Change Initiative projects.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of existing methods for downscaling satellite remotely sensed soil moisture is presented and compared in terms of their advantages and limitations, and the accuracy level of these methods based on published validation studies.

TL;DR: The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP) set the stage for overcoming these issues by archiving a subset of the full-resolution geostationary data at ~10km resolution at 3-hourly intervals since 1983 as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: How the availability and continuity of precipitation data records from recent and upcoming space missions is transforming the ways that scientific and societal issues are addressed, in ways that would not be otherwise possible is demonstrated.