The effect of soil moisture on the 37GHz microwave polarization difference index (MPDI)

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1055-1078

  Felde, G W ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOISTURE; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SOILS;

ANTECEDENT PRECIPITATION INDEX; MICROWAVE POLARIZATION DIFFERENCE INDEX; VEGETATION DENSITY;

REMOTE SENSING;

MICROWAVE POLARIZATION DIFFERENCE INDEX; NDVI; SOIL MOISTURE; SSM/I;

EID: 0032053333     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698215603     Document Type: Article

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