# High Spatio-Temporal Resolution CYGNSS Soil Moisture Estimates Using Artificial Neural Networks
## 6 Conclusions
The following abbreviations are used in this manuscript:  
ANN Artificial Neural Network  
AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer  
CYGNSS Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System  
DEM Digital Elevation Model  
DLR Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center)  
ESA European Space Agency  
IGBP International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme  
ISMN International Soil Moisture Network  
JRC Joint Research Center  
LUT Lookup Table  
MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer  
NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration  
NDVI Normalized Difference Vegetation Index  
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  
SMAP Soil Moisture Active Passive  
SMOS Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity  
TES Trailing Edge Slope  
UK United Kingdom  
VWC Vegetation Water Content  
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