Satellite Microwave remote sensing of contrasting surface water inundation changes within the Arctic-Boreal Region

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 127, Issue , 2012, Pages 223-236

  Watts, Jennifer D ^a,b   Kimball, John S ^a,b   Jones, Lucas A ^a,b   Schroeder, Ronny ^c,d   McDonald, Kyle C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMSR; Arctic; Climate change; Inundation; Landsat; MODIS; Permafrost

Indexed keywords

AMSR; ARCTIC; INUNDATION; LANDSAT; MODIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; PERMAFROST; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE WATERS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FLOODS;

AMSR-E; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BOREAL KINGDOM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE FEEDBACK; MAP; METHANE; OPEN WATER; PERMAFROST; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; SURFACE WATER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WARMING; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84866914955     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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