Soil moisture estimation using combined multifrequency SAR data: A comparison between two inversion models using simulation

Geocarto International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 65-76

  Narayanan, Ram M ^a   Hegde, Mahabaleshwara S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 79955110721     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106040008542165     Document Type: Article

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