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To achieve this, the Michigan Microwave Canopy Scattering (MIMICS) model was initially used to simulate backscatter from vegetated surfaces containing various canopy water contents, across three frequency bands (i.e., L, S, and C). Using this simulated dataset, the influence of the canopy water content on the backscattered signals was further analyzed. In addition, we developed a modified Water-Cloud model which adds in the crown-ground interaction term. Finally, a soil moisture retrieval model for an agricultural region was developed. Alternating polarization data with ASAR and Hyperion hyperspectral data were used to retrieve soil moisture and validate the feasibility of the retrieval model. The field measured data from the Heihe river basin was used to confirm the proposed model. 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