Multi-Scale Intercomparison of Surface Soil Moisture in the Chihuahuan Desert using Orbital, Sub-Orbital and Ground-Based Measurements

Stephanie N Marquez1, Hernan A Moreno2, Santiago Hoyos2, Xiwu Zhan3 and Jifu Yin4, (1)University of Texas at El Paso, Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States, (2)University of Texas at El Paso, Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, El Paso, United States, (3)NOAA/NESDIS/STAR, College Park, MD, United States, (4)NOAA, College Park, United States