Analytical derivation of the vegetation optical depth from the microwave polarization difference index

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 121-123

  Meesters, Antoon G C A ^a   De Jeu, Richard A M ^a   Owe, Manfred ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Microwave polarization difference index (MPDI); Microwave radiometry; Remote sensing; Vegetation optical depth

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; POLARIZATION; POLYNOMIALS; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTERING; VEGETATION;

MICROWAVE POLARIZATION DIFFERENTIAL INDEX (MPDI); MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION OPTICAL DEPTH;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 18844377906     PISSN: 1545598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2005.843983     Document Type: Article

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