The relationship between ERS-2 SAR backscatter and soil moisture: Generalization from a humid to semi-arid transect

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2337-2343

  Shoshany, M ^a   Svoray, T ^a,b   Curran, P J ^c   Foody, G M ^c   Perevolotsky, A ^d  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ERS-2; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 0033909994     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160050029620     Document Type: Article

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