Spatial and temporal variability of soil moisture over India using IRS P4 MSMR data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2241-2247

  Singh, R P ^a,b   Mishra, D R ^a   Sahoo, A K ^a,b   Dey, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b George Mason University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOISTURE; MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS; RADIOMETERS;

GEOLOGICAL TERRAINS; MULTI-FREQUENCY SCANNING MICROWAVE RADIOMETER (MSMR); SOIL MOISTURE; VARIABILITY;

SOIL MECHANICS;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

EID: 22144466241     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500043723     Document Type: Article

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