Use of active and passive microwave remote sensing for soil moisture estimation through corn

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1851-1865

  O'Neill, P E ^a   Chauhan, N S ^b   Jackson, T J ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b George Washington University   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SENSORS;

ACTIVE MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; PASSIVE MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION SCATTERING MODEL;

REMOTE SENSING;

AIRBORNE RADAR DATA; MICROWAVE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE ESTIMATION; VEGETATION SCATTERING MODEL;

USA, OKLAHOMA; USA, PENNYSLVANIA;

EID: 0030185080     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608948743     Document Type: Article

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