Temporal variability corrections for Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer E (AMSR-E) surface soil moisture: Case study in Little River Region, Georgia, U.S.

Sensors

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 2617-2627

  Choi, Minha ^a   Jacobs, Jennifer M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer E (AMSR E); Common Land Model (CLM); Leaf Area Index (LAI); Statistical correction; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER; CORRECTION TECHNIQUES; CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION MATCHING; GROUND BASED MEASUREMENT; LAND MODEL; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

MICROWAVES; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SCANNING; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICS;

RADIOMETERS;

EID: 43049113916     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s8042617     Document Type: Article

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