Hydrological modelling and associated microwave emission of a semi-arid region in South-western Niger

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 375, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 262-272

  Pellarin, T ^a   Laurent, J P ^a   Cappelaere, B ^c   Decharme, B ^b   Descroix, L ^a   Ramier, D ^c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

AMMA; AMSR; ISBA; Remote sensing; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; LUMINANCE; MAPPING; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; MICROWAVES; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL SURVEYS; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER; AMMA; AMSR; ISBA; METEOSAT SECOND GENERATIONS; MICROWAVE BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE EMISSION MODELS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS;

SOIL MOISTURE;

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND SURFACE; METEOSAT; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING; RESOLUTION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE;

AFRICA; NIGER [WEST AFRICA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 69549108412     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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