C- and multiangle Ku-band synthetic aperture radar data for bare soil moisture estimation in agricultural areas

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 77-90

  Sano, Edson E ^a,c   Moran, M S ^b   Huete, A R ^a   Miura, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b U S WATER CONSERVATION LABORATORY   (United States)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOILS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

FURROW IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; SURFACE SCATTERING MODEL;

RADAR IMAGING;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ESTIMATION METHOD; SOIL MOISTURE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 0032036148     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(97)00170-3     Document Type: Article

References (26)

1. Altese, E., Bolognani, O., Mancini, M., and Troch, P. A. (1996), Retrieving soil moisture over bare soil from ERS 1 synthetic aperture radar data: sensitivity analysis based on a theoretical surface scattering model and field data. Water Resour. Res. 32(3):653-661.
2. Autret, M., Bernard, R., and Vidal-Madjar, D. (1989), Theoretical study of the sensitivity of the microwave backscattering coefficient to the soil surface parameters. Int. J. Remote Sens. 10(1):171-179.
3. Batlivala, P. P., and Ulaby, F. T. (1976), Radar look direction and row crops. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens. 42(2): 233-238.
4. Beaudoin, A., LeToan, T., and Gwyn, Q. H. J. (1990), SAR observations and modeling of the C-band backscatter variability due to multiscale geometry and soil moisture. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 28(5):886-895.
5. Bernard, R., Martin, P. H., Thony, J. L., Vauelin, M., and Vidal-Madjar, D. (1982), C-band radar for determining surface soil moisture. Remote Sens. Environ. 12:189-200.
6. Bertuzzi, P., Chanzy, A., Vidal-Madjar, D., and Autret, M. (1992), The use of a microwave backscatter model for retrieving soil moisture over bare soil. Int. J. Remote Sens. 13:2653-2668.
7. Bradley, G. A., and Ulaby, F. T. (1981), Aircraft radar response to soil moisture. Remote Sens. Environ. 11:419-438.
8. Chen, K. S., Yen, S. K., and Huang, W. P. (1995), A simple model for retrieving bare soil moisture from radar-scattering coefficients. Remote Sens. Environ. 54:121-126.
9. Dobson, M. C., and Ulaby, F. T. (1986), Active microwave soil moisture research. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 24: 23-36.
10. Engman, E. T., and Chauhan, N. (1995), Status of microwave soil moisture measurements with remote sensing. Remote Sens. Environ. 51:189-198.
11. Fung, A. K., and Chen, K. S. (1992), Dependence of backscattering coefficients on frequency, roughness, and polarization states. Int. J. Remote Sens. 13(9):1663-1680.
12. Fung, A. K., Li, Z., and Chen, K. S. (1992), Backscattering from a randomly rough dielectric surface. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 30(2):356-369.
13. Idso, S. B., Jackson, R. D., and Reginato, R. J. (1975), Detection of soil moisture by remote surveillance. Am. Sci. 63:549-557.
14. Moran, M. S., Vidal, A., Troufleau, D., et al. (1997), Combining multifrequency microwave and optical data for farm management. Remote Sens. Environ., in press.
15. Oh, Y., Sarabandi, K., and Ulaby, F. T. (1992), An empirical model and an inversion technique for radar scattering from bare soil surfaces. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 30(2):370-381.
16. Post, D. F., Mack, C., Camp, P. D., and Suliman, A. S. (1988), Mapping and characterization of the soils on the University of Arizona Maricopa Agricultural Center. In Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest, American Water Resources Association/Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, Tucson, AZ, Vol. 18, pp. 49-60.
17. Schmugge, T. (1985), Remote sensing of soil moisture. In Hydrological Forecasting (M. G. Anderson and T. P. Burt, Eds.), Wiley, New York, pp. 101-123.
18. Simanton, J. R., Dixon, R. M., and McGowan, I. (1978), A microroughness meter for evaluating rainwater infiltration. In Hydrology and Water Resources in Arizona and the Southwest, American Water Resources Association/Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science, Tucson, AZ, Vol. 8, pp. 171-174.
19. Topp, G. C., and Davis, J. L. (1985), Measurements of soil water content using time domain reflectometry: a field evaluation. Soil Sci. Am. J. 49:19-24.
20. Topp, G. C., Davis, J. L., and Annan, A. P. (1980), Electromagnetic determination of soil water content: Measurement in coaxial transmission lines. Water Resour. Res. 16:574-582.
21. Ulaby, F. T., and Bare, J. E. (1979), Look direction modulation function of the radar backscattering coefficient of agricultural fields. Photogramm. Eng. Remote Sens. 45(11):1495-1506.
22. Ulaby, F. T., and Batlivala, P. P. (1976), Optimum radar parameters for mapping soil moisture. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Electron. 14(2):81-93.
23. Ulaby, F. T., Batlivala, P. P., and Dobson, M. C. (1978), Microwave backscatter dependence on surface roughness, soil moisture and soil texture: Part I - Bare soil. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Electron. 16(4):286-295.
24. Ulaby, F. T., Kouyate, F., Fung, A. K., and Sieber, A. J. (1982a), A backscatter model for a randomly perturbed periodic surface. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 20:518-528.
25. Ulaby, F. T., Moore, R. K., and Fung, A. K. (1982b), Microwave Remote Sensing. Active and Passive, Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, Vol. II, Chap. 11, pp. 816-921.
26. Ulaby, F. T., Moore, R. K., and Fung, A. K. (1986), Microwave Remote Sensing: Active and Passive, Artech House, Dedham, MA, Vol. III. Chap. 21, pp. 1797-1999.