sections provide some additional details on how each of the resources listed in Table 10 will be utilized specifically for the L2_SM_P soil moisture product validation. Table 10. SMAP Cal/Val Methodologies and Their Roles in the L2_SM_P Soil Moisture Product Validation Methodology Data Required Importance Metrics Core Validation Grid Cell averages for Primary RMSE, Sites each overpass ubRMSE, Bias, Correlation Sparse Spatially scaled grid cell Secondary: Pending RMSE, Networks values for each overpass results of scaling ubRMSE, Bias, analyses Correlation Satellite Products Orbit-based match-ups Primary: Pending RMSD, Key targets assessments and ubRMSD, Bias, continued operation Correlation Model Products Orbit-based match-ups Secondary RMSD, Key targets ubRMSD, Bias, Correlation Field Detailed estimates for a Primary RMSE, Experiments very limited set of ubRMSE, Bias, conditions Correlation 7.2.1 Core Validation Sites
sections provide some additional details on how each of the resources listed in Table 10 will be utilized specifically for the L2_SM_P soil moisture product validation. Table 10. SMAP Cal/Val Methodologies and Their Roles in the L2_SM_P Soil Moisture Product Validation Methodology Data Required Importance Metrics Core Validation Sites Grid Cell averages for each overpass Primary RMSE, ubRMSE, Bias, Correlation Sparse Networks Spatially scaled grid cell values for each overpass Secondary: Pending results of scaling analyses RMSE, ubRMSE, Bias, Correlation Satellite Products Orbit-based match-ups Key targets Primary: Pending assessments and continued operation RMSD, ubRMSD, Bias, Correlation Model Products Orbit-based match-ups Key targets Secondary RMSD, ubRMSD, Bias, Correlation Field Experiments Detailed estimates for a very limited set of conditions Primary RMSE, ubRMSE, Bias, Correlation 7.2.1 Core Validation Sites