Spectral responses to plant available soil moisture in a Californian Grassland

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-44

  Liu, Shishi ^a,b   Roberts, Dar A ^b   Chadwick, Oliver A ^b   Still, Chris J ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AVIRIS; Grassland; MODIS; Soil moisture; Vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

AVIRIS; GRASSLAND; MODIS; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROPERTY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WILTING;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872767937     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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