Space-time soil wetness variations monitoring by a multi-temporal microwave satellite records analysis

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 1274-1283

  Lacava, T ^a   Di Leo, E V ^a   Pergola, N ^a   Tramutoli, V ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AMSU; Flood; Multi temporal analysis; Satellite passive microwave; Soil wetness

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOODS; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SOIL MECHANICS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

MULTI-TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SATELLITE PASSIVE MICROWAVE; SOIL WETNESS;

HYDROLOGY;

AVHRR; FLOODING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; MONITORING SYSTEM; NOAA SATELLITE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SNOW COVER; SOIL MOISTURE;

EID: 33751427152     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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