The contribution of AMSR-E 18.7 and 10.7 GHz measurements to improved boreal forest snow water equivalent retrievals

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 2701-2710

  Derksen, Chris ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

AMSR E; Boreal forest; Passive microwave; Snow water equivalent

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; RADIOMETERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SNOW; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VEGETATION;

BOREAL FOREST; PASSIVE MICROWAVE; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT;

REMOTE SENSING;

BOREAL FOREST; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DATA SET; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW;

FORESTS; RADIOMETRY; REMOTE SENSING;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 41249102934     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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