Plant Water Content and Temperature of the Amazon Forest from Satellite Microwave Radiometry

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 397-408

  Calvet, Jean Christophe ^a   Wigneron, Jean Pierre ^b   Mougin, Eric ^c   Kerr, Yann H ^d   Brito, Jorge L S ^e  

^a CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^b INRA   (France)

^c IRAP   (France)

^d Laboratoire d’ Etudes et de recherches en Teledetection Spatiale ^*  (France)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVES; SATELLITES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AMAZON FORESTS; CANOPY STRUCTURE PARAMETERS; CONTINUOUS MODEL; SATELLITE MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY; VEGETATION TEMPERATURE RETRIEVAL;

RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0028402595     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: 15580644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.295054     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. F. T. Ulaby, R. K. Moore, and A. K. Fung, Microwave Remote Sensing—Active and Passive, Vol. 3. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1986.
2. T. J. Schmugge, “Remote sensing of soil moisture: Recent advances,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. GE-21, no. 3, pp. 336–344, 1983.
3. B. J. Choudhury, “Monitoring global land surface using Nimbus-7 37 GHz data,” Int. J. Remote Sensing, vol. 10, no. 10, pp. 1579–1605, 1605, 1989.
4. Y. H. Kerr and E. G. Njoku, “A semiempirical model for interpreting microwave emission from semiarid land surfaces as seen from space,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 28, pp. 384–396, May 1990.
5. “On the use of passive microwaves at 37 GHz in remote sensing of vegetation,” int. J. Remote Sensing, vol. 14, pp. 1931–1943, July 1993.
6. M. A. Karam and A. K. Fung, “Electromagnetic scattering from a layer of finite length, randomly oriented, dielectric, circular cylinders over a rough interface with application to vegetation,” Int. J. Remote Sensing, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 1109–1134, 1988.
7. M. A. Karam, A. K. Fung, and Y. M. M. Antar, “Electromagnetic wave scattering from some vegetation samples,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 26, pp. 799–807, Nov. 1988.
8. J.P. Wigneron, J.C. Calvet, Y. H. Kerr, A. Chanzy, and A. Lopes, “Microwave emission of vegetation: Sensitivity to leaf characteristics,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 31, pp. 716–726, 1993.
9. L. Tsang and J. A. Kong, “Thermal microwave emission from half-space space random media,” Radio Sci., vol. 11, pp. 599–609, July 1976.
10. “Scattering of electromagnetic waves from random media with strong permittivity fluctuations,” Radio Sci., vol. 16, pp. 303–320, May-June 1981.
11. Y.Q. Jin, “The radiative transfer equation for strongly-fluctuating, continuous random media,” J. Quantum Spectroscopy Rad. Transfer, vol. 42, no. 6, pp. 529–537, 1989.
12. W. J. Shuttleworth, J. H. C. Gash, C. R. Lloyd, C. J. Moore, J. Roberts, A. O. Marques Filho, G. Fisch, V. P. Silva Filho, M. N. Góes Ribeiro, L. C. B. Molion, L. D. A. Sa, J. C. A. Nobre, O. M. R. Cabral, S. R. Patel, and J. C. Moraes, “Eddy correlation measurements of energy partition for Amazonian forest,” Quart. J. Roy Meteor. Soc., vol. 110, pp. 1143–1162, 1984.
13. Y. Viswanadham, L. C. B. Molion, A. O. Manzi, L. D. A. SI, and V. P. Silva Filho, “Micro meteorological measurements in Amazon forest during GTE/ABLE 2A mission,” J. Geophys. Res., vol. 95, no. D9, pp. 13669–13682, 1990.
14. C. F. Jordan and C. Uhl, “Biomass of a tierra firme’ forest of the Amazon basin,” (Ecol. Plant., vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 387–400, 1978.
15. H. Folster, G. Salas, and P. Khanna, “A tropical evergreen forest site with perched water table, Magdalena valley, Columbia. Biomass and bioelement inventory of primary and secondary vegetation,” (Ecol Plant., vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 297–320, 1976.
16. V. E. Kousky and M. T. Kagano, “A climatological study of the tropospheric circulation over the Amazon region,” Acta Amazonica, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 743–758, 1981.
17. “SMMR half degree TCT MAP TAPE,” SMMR Inform. Process. Team, GSFC/NASA, Greenbelt, MD, NIMBUS-7: Tape Spec. T234146, Mar. 6, 1985.
18. K. S. Fraser, N. E. Gaut, E. C. Reifenstein, II, and H. Sievering, “Interaction mechanisms within the atmosphere,” in Manual of Remote Sensing 1, R. G. Reeves, Ed. Falls Church, VA: Amer. Soc. Photogr., 1975, ch. 5, pp. 207–210.
19. J. W. Waters, “Absorption and emission by atmospheric gases,” in Methods of Erperitnental Physics, Vol. 12, M. L. Meeks, Ed.) New York: Academic, 1976, part B.
20. R. Hofer and E. G. Njoku, “Regression techniques for oceanographic parameters retrieval using space borne microwave radiometry,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. GE-19, pp. 178–189, 1981.
21. K. C. McDonald, M. D. Dobson, and F. T. Ulaby, “Using MIMICS to model L-band multiangle and multitemporal backscatter from a walnut orchard,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 28, pp. 477-491-July 1990.
22. F. T. Ulaby and M. A. E1 Rayes, “Microwave dielectric spectrum of vegetation—Part II: Dual dispersion model,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. GE-25, pp. 550–557, Sept. 1987.
23. B. J. Choudhury, T. J. Schmugge, A. Chang, and R. W. Newton, “Effect of surface roughness on the microwave emission from soils,” J. Geophys. Res., vol. 84, pp. 5699–5706, Sept. 1979.
24. M. C. Dobson, F. T. Ulaby, M. T. Hallilcainen, and M. A. El-Rayes, “Microwave dielectric behavior of wet soil—Part II: Dielectric mixing model,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. GE-23, Jan. 1985.
25. M. A. Karam, A. K. Fung, and Y. M. M. Antar, “A microwave scattering model for layered vegetation,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 30, pp. 767–784, 1992.
26. M. A. Karam, personal communication, 1992.
27. J. H. Joseph and W. J. Wiscombe, “The delta-Eddington approximation for radiative flux transfer,” J. Atmos. Sci., vol. 33, pp. 2452–2459, Dec. 1976.
28. T. Mo, B. J. Choudhury, T. J. Schmugge, J. R. Wang, and T. J. Jackson, “A model for microwave emission from vegetation-covered fields,” J. Geophys. Res., vol. 87, pp. 11229–11237, 1982.
29. J.P. Wigneron, Y. H. Kerr, A. Chanzy, and Y. Q. Jin, “Inversion of surface parameters from passive microwave measurements over a soybean field,” Remote Sensing Environment, vol. 46, pp. 61–72, 1993.
30. W. H. Press, B. P. Flannery, S. A. Tuekolsky, and W. T. Vetterling, “Minimization or maximization of functions—Powell’s method,” in Numerical Recipes—Fortran Version. Cambridge, England: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1989, ch. 10, pp. 294–301.
31. P. J. Sellers, W. J. Shuttleworth, and J. L. Dorman, “Calibrating the simple biosphere model for Amazonian tropical forest using field and remote sensing data. Part 1: Average calibration with field data,” J. Appl. Meteorol., vol. 28, pp. 727–759, 1989.
32. N. S. Godl and D. E. Strebel, “Simple Beta distribution representation of leaf orientation in vegetation canopies,” Agronomy J., vol. 76, pp. 9–10, 1984.
33. A. O. Marques Filho, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia personal communication, 1991.
34. A. L. C. McWilliam, J. M. Roberts, O. M. R. Cabral, M. V. B. R. Leitao, A. C. L. da Costa, G. T. Maitelli, and C. A. G. P. Zamparoni, “Leaf area index and above ground biomass of terra-firme rain forest and adjacent clearings in Amazonia,” Functional Ecol., 1993.
35. O. M. R. Cabral, “Water storage in the soil of a terra firme forest and a rubber tree plantation,” M.Sc. thesis, INPE, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazil, June 1991.
36. M. T. Hallikainen, P. A. Jolma, and J. M. Hyyppa, “Satellite microwave radiometry of forest and surface types in Finland,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 26, pp. 622–628, Sept. 1988.
37. J. L. S. Brito, J. C. Calvet, and J.-P. Wigneron, “Obtencio de parametros ametros micrometeomlógicos da forests amaztonica a partir de dados Nimbus 7/SMMR,” presented at the VII Congresso Brasileiro de Meteorologia, teorologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Oct. 1992.
38. J. Roberts, O. M. R. Cabral, and L. F. Aguiar, “Stomatal and bound-arylayer conductances in an Amazonian terra firme forest,” J. Appl. Ecol., vol. 27, pp. 336–353, 1990.
39. W. J. Shuttleworth, J. H. C. Gash, C. R. Lloyd, C. J. Moore, and J. Robert, “Daily variations of temperature and humidity within and above Amazonian forest,” Weather, vol. 40, pp. 102–108, Apr. 1985.
40. C. J. Moore and G. Fisch, “Estimating heat storage in Amazonian tropical forest,” Agric. Forest Meteorol., vol. 38, pp. 147–169, 1986.