Estimating soil moisture from satellite microwave observations: Past and ongoing projects, and relevance to GCIP

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D16, 1999, Pages 19735-19742

  Owe, M ^a   Van De Griend, A A ^b   De Jeu, R ^b   De Vries, J J ^b   Seyhan, E ^b   Engman, E T ^a  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE FLUX;

BOTSWANA; SPAIN;

EID: 17044381717     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900107     Document Type: Article

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