Decoupling of surface and near-surface soil water content: A remote sensing perspective

Water Resources Research

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1383-1395

  Capehart, William J ^a,b   Carlson, Toby N ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; MOISTURE; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER CONTENT;

HYDRAULIC PARAMETERS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; RADIANT TEMPERATURES; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STANDARD DEVIATION; THERMAL INFRARED REMOTE SENSING;

SOILS;

DRYING RATE; INFRARED; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0030616506     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97WR00617     Document Type: Article

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