Investigating the potential for soil moisture and surface roughness monitoring in drylands using ers sar data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2129-2149

  Tansey, K J ^a   Millington, A C ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042833158     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160121099     Document Type: Article

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