@article{9bc244ab-a559-435d-b8c2-af27beec28d1, abstract = {This letter introduces the ecohydrological wireless sensor network (EHWSN), which we have installed in the middle reach of the Heihe River Basin. The EHWSN has two primary objectives: the first objective is to capture the multiscale spatial variations and temporal dynamics of soil moisture, soil temperature, and land surface temperature in the heterogeneous farmland; and the second objective is to provide a remote-sensing ground-truth estimate with an approximate kilometer pixel scale using spatial upscaling. This ground truth can be used for validation and evaluation of remote-sensing products. The EHWSN integrates distributed observation nodes to achieve an automated, intelligent, and remote-controllable network that provides superior integrated, standardized, and automated observation capabilities for hydrological and ecological processes research at the basin scale.}, doi = {10.1109/LGRS.2014.2319085}, language = {en}, publisher = {IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters}, reference = {Rui Jin, Xin Li, Baoping Yan, Xiuhong Li, Wanmin Luo, Minguo Ma, Jianwen Guo, Jian Kang, Zhongli Zhu. 2014. A Nested Eco-hydrological Wireless Sensor Network for Capturing Surface Heterogeneity in the Middle-reach of Heihe River Basin, China. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 11(11): 2015-2019, DOI:10.1109/LGRS.2014.2319085}, ris = {TY - JOUR TI - A Nested Ecohydrological Wireless Sensor Network for Capturing the Surface Heterogeneity in the Midstream Areas of the Heihe River Basin, China AU - Jin, Rui AU - Li, Xin AU - Yan, Baoping AU - Li, Xiuhong AU - Luo, Wanmin AU - Ma, Mingguo AU - Guo, Jianwen AU - Kang, Jian AU - Zhu, Zhongli AU - Zhao, Shaojie T2 - IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters AB - This letter introduces the ecohydrological wireless sensor network (EHWSN), which we have installed in the middle reach of the Heihe River Basin. The EHWSN has two primary objectives: the first objective is to capture the multiscale spatial variations and temporal dynamics of soil moisture, soil temperature, and land surface temperature in the heterogeneous farmland; and the second objective is to provide a remote-sensing ground-truth estimate with an approximate kilometer pixel scale using spatial upscaling. This ground truth can be used for validation and evaluation of remote-sensing products. The EHWSN integrates distributed observation nodes to achieve an automated, intelligent, and remote-controllable network that provides superior integrated, standardized, and automated observation capabilities for hydrological and ecological processes research at the basin scale. DA - 2014/// PY - 2014 DO - 10.1109/LGRS.2014.2319085 DP - IEEE Xplore VL - 11 IS - 11 SP - 2015 EP - 2019 LA - en SN - 1545-598X L2 - http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6812140&queryText%3DA+Nested+Eco-hydrological+Wireless+Sensor+Network+for+Capturing+Surface+Heterogeneity+in+the+Middle-reach+of+Heihe+River+Basin KW - automated intelligent remote-controllable network KW - basin scale KW - China KW - distributed observation nodes KW - Eco-hydrological process KW - ecological process research KW - Ecology KW - Heihe River Basin KW - heterogeneous farmland KW - hydrological process research KW - hydrological techniques KW - hydrology KW - integrated standardized automated observation capabilities KW - kilometer pixel scale KW - land surface KW - Land surface temperature KW - middle reach KW - midstream areas KW - moisture KW - multiscale spatial variations KW - nested ecohydrological wireless sensor network KW - Remote sensing KW - remote-sensing ground-truth estimate KW - remote-sensing products KW - remote-sensing validation KW - rivers KW - soil KW - soil moisture KW - soil temperature KW - spatial upscaling KW - spatial variation KW - surface heterogeneity KW - Temperature measurement KW - Temperature sensors KW - temporal dynamics KW - wireless sensor networks KW - wireless sensor network (WSN) ER -}, title = {A Nested Ecohydrological Wireless Sensor Network for Capturing the Surface Heterogeneity in the Midstream Areas of the Heihe River Basin, China}, type = {JOUR}, url = {http://dx.doi.org10.1109/LGRS.2014.2319085}, year = {2014} }