Abstract
This study proposes a hybrid incoherent–coherent change detection (CD) approach to retrieve surface soil moisture (SSM) from Sentinel-1 data. It combines time-series observations of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) backscatter and interferometric closure phase to deliver a method that does not require external calibration. A proof-of-concept assessment based on synthetic and experimental data is presented. Sentinel-1 and <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">in situ</i> data over a study site in Southern Italy during the Winter–Spring season 2017 that covered both bare and vegetated soil conditions have been acquired and analyzed. For bare soils, results indicate good performance, that is, Pearson correlation ≈0.8 and root mean square error (RMSE) ≈0.05 m <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sup> /m <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">3</sup> . Conversely, over vegetated surfaces, poor results are found.
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