Topographic effects on the surface emissivity of a mountainous area observed by a spaceborne microwave radiometer

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1459-1474

  Pulvirenti, Luca ^a   Pierdicca, Nazzareno ^a   Marzano, Frank S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Emissivity; Microwave radiometry; Relief; Topography

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MICROWAVE MEASUREMENT; MICROWAVES; POLARIZATION; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; SOIL MOISTURE; TOPOGRAPHY;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; EMISSIVITY; HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION; MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY; RELIEF; SATELLITE MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS; SIMPLIFYING ASSUMPTIONS; SOIL MOISTURE RETRIEVALS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION;

EID: 41549083859     PISSN: 14243210     EISSN: 14248220     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8031459     Document Type: Article

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