Analysis of surface soil moisture patterns in agricultural landscapes using Empirical Orthogonal Functions

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 751-764

  Korres, W ^a   Koyama, C N ^a   Fiener, P ^a   Schneider, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION; EMPIRICAL ORTHOGONAL FUNCTION ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; SOIL ORGANIC CARBON; SPATIOTEMPORAL PATTERNS; SURFACE SOIL MOISTURE; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

AGRONOMY; CATCHMENTS; LAND USE; ORTHOGONAL FUNCTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 80955136166     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-14-751-2010     Document Type: Article

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