A two-source approach for estimating turbulent fluxes using multiple angle thermal infrared observations

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1495-1508

  Kustas, William P ^a   Norman, John M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERS-1; REMOTE SENSING; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SURFACE ENERGY BALANCE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TURBULENT FLUX;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; FORECASTING; GEODETIC SATELLITES; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ALONG-TRACK SCANNING RADIOMETERS; EUROPEAN REMOTE SENSING SATELLITES; FLUX MEASUREMENTS; RADIOMETRIC SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SATELLITE-BASED SENSORS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL INFRARED; TWO-SOURCE MODEL;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030616491     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR00704     Document Type: Article

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