Investigation of effect of heterogeneities in vegetation and rainfall on simulated SSM/I brightness temperatures

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 2763-2784

  Lakshmi, V ^a   Wood, E F ^a   Choudhury, B J ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SENSORS; MICROWAVES; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RAIN; SOILS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

LEAF AREA INDEX; SOIL MOISTURE ESTIMATION; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSM/I); VEGETATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; HETEROGENEITY; MICROWAVE SENSING; RAINFALL; SOIL MOISTURE; SSM/I; VEGETATION;

EID: 0031227380     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697217323     Document Type: Article

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