Surface moisture and satellite microwave observations in semiarid southern Africa

Water Resources Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 829-839

  Owe, M ^a   van de Griend, A A ^a   Chang, A T C ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE DATA; REMOTE SENSING; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION OPTICAL DEPTH;

BOTSWANA;

NIMBUS;

EID: 0026486627     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: 19447973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/91WR02765     Document Type: Article

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