Towards estimating soil moisture in the root zone using remotely sensed surface data

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-263

  Li, K Y ^a   De Jong, R ^a   Boisvert, J B ^b  

^a OTTAWA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; SOILS;

POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; ROOT ZONE; SOIL MOISTURE;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0032153731     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.1998.10855247     Document Type: Article

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