Applications of microwave remote sensing of soil moisture for agricultural applications

International Journal of Terraspace Science and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-91

  Lakhankar, Tarendra ^a   Krakauer, Nir ^a   Khanbilvardi, Reza ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Microwave remote sensing; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956180821     PISSN: 19433514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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