Microwave remote sensing of temporal variations of brightness temperature and near-surface soil water content during a watershed-scale field experiment, and its application to the estimation of soil physical properties

Water Resources Research

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2289-2299

  Mattikalli, Nandish M ^a   Engman, Edwin T ^a   Jackson, Thomas J ^b   Ahuja, Laj R ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL WATER;

UNITED STATES, OKLAHOMA, LITTLE WASHITA;

EID: 0031678650     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98WR00553     Document Type: Article

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