Estimation of soil moisture using optical/thermal infrared remote sensing in the Canadian Prairies

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 83, Issue , 2013, Pages 94-103

  Rahimzadeh Bajgiran, Parinaz ^a   Berg, Aaron A ^a   Champagne, Catherine ^b   Omasa, Kenji ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Evaporative fraction; Land surface temperature; MODIS; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ESTIMATION APPROACHES; EVAPORATIVE FRACTION; INFRARED REMOTE SENSING; LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; MODIS; PASSIVE MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE ESTIMATION;

SOIL SURVEYS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AQUA (SATELLITE); ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPORATION; INFRARED RADIATION; LAND SURFACE; MODIS; PRAIRIE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TERRA (SATELLITE);

ALBERTA; CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 84880414089     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2013.06.004     Document Type: Article

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