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Evaluation of the portability of an EOF-based method to downscale soil moisture patterns based on topographical attributes

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dc.contributor.authorBusch, Frederick A., author
dc.contributor.authorNiemann, Jeffrey D., advisor
dc.contributor.authorGreen, Tim, committee member
dc.contributor.authorKampf, Stephanie K., 1975-, committee member
dc.coverage.spatialMelbourne (Vic.)
dc.coverage.spatialCache la Poudre River (Colo.)
dc.coverage.spatialAuckland (N.Z.)
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T05:14:04Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T05:14:04Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractSoil moisture influences many hydrologic applications including agriculture, land management, and flood prediction. Most remote-sensing methods that estimate soil moisture produce coarse-resolution patterns, so methods are required to downscale such patterns to the resolutions required by these applications (e.g., 10-30 m grid cells). At such resolutions, topography is known to impact soil moisture patterns. Although methods have been proposed to downscale soil moisture based on topography, they usually require the availability of past high-resolution soil moisture patterns from the application region. The objective of this paper is to determine whether a single topographic-based downscaling method can be used at multiple locations without relying on detailed local observations. The evaluated downscaling method is developed based on empirical orthogonal function (EOF) analysis of space-time soil moisture data at a reference catchment. The most important EOFs are then estimated from topographic attributes and the associated expansion coefficients (ECs) are estimated based on the spatial-average soil moisture. To test the portability of this EOF-based method, it is developed separately using four datasets (Tarrawarra, Tarrawarra2, Cache la Poudre, and Satellite Station), and the relationships that are derived from these datasets to estimate the EOFs and ECs are compared. In addition, each of these downscaling methods is applied not only for the catchment where it was developed but also to the other three catchments. The results suggest that the EOF downscaling method performs well for the location where it is developed, but its performance degrades when applied to other catchments.
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dc.identifierBusch_colostate_0053N_10444.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/47254
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
dc.relation.ispartof2000-2019
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dc.subjectspatial variation
dc.subjectregression
dc.subjectfine scale
dc.subjectempirical orthogonal function
dc.subjectdisaggregation
dc.titleEvaluation of the portability of an EOF-based method to downscale soil moisture patterns based on topographical attributes
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thesis.degree.disciplineCivil and Environmental Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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