The use of SAR satellite imagery to measure active layer moisture contents in Arctic Alaska

Nordic Hydrology

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 25-38

  Kane, D L ^a,b   Hinzman, L D ^a,b   Yu, Haofang ^a,b   Goering, D J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERS-1; SAR; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE;

USA, ALASKA, BROOKS RANGE;

EID: 0029750721     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.1996.0017     Document Type: Article

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