Analysis of simulated and spaceborne passive microwave brightness temperatures using in situ measurements of snow and vegetation properties

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue , 2010, Pages S135-S148

  Langlois, A ^a   Royer, A ^a   Goita K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS; FIELD CAMPAIGN; IN-SITU; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR; MICROWAVE EMISSION MODELS; MULTI-LAYERED; NEAR INFRARED REFLECTANCE; NORTH AMERICAN; PASSIVE MICROWAVES; QUEBEC , CANADA; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; REANALYSIS; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; SAMPLING SITE; SIZE PARAMETERS; SIZE VARIATION; SNOW COVERS; SNOW MODELS; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SPACE-BORNE; STANDARD DEVIATION; VEGETATION PROPERTIES; VERTICAL POLARIZATION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TEMPERATURE; VEGETATION;

SNOW;

EID: 77956138709     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m10-016     Document Type: Article

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