Comparison between SMOS Vegetation Optical Depth products and MODIS vegetation indices over crop zones of the USA

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 396-406

  Lawrence, Heather ^a,c   Wigneron, Jean Pierre ^b   Richaume, Philippe ^a   Novello, Nathalie ^b   Grant, Jennifer ^d   Mialon, Arnaud ^a   Al Bitar, Ahmad ^a   Merlin, Olivier ^a   Guyon, Dominique ^b   Leroux, Delphine ^a   Bircher, Simone ^a   Kerr, Yann ^a  

^a CESBIO   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

L band radiometry; Optical vegetation indices; SMOS; Vegetation optical depth

Indexed keywords

DETERMINATION COEFFICIENTS; L-BAND RADIOMETRY; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NORMALISED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; SMOS; SOIL MOISTURE AND OCEAN SALINITY MISSIONS; VEGETATION INDEX; VEGETATION OPTICAL DEPTH;

CROPS; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL MOISTURE;

VEGETATION;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CROP PERFORMANCE; GROWING SEASON; HAY; LEAF AREA INDEX; MAIZE; MODIS; NDVI; OPTICAL DEPTH; RADIOMETER; SENESCENCE; SMOS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOYBEAN; WHEAT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885147206     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.07.021     Document Type: Article

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