Investigating the impact of leaf area index temporal variability on soil moisture predictions using remote sensing vegetation data

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 522, Issue , 2015, Pages 274-284

  Chen, Min ^a   Willgoose, Garry R ^a   Saco, Patricia M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

HYDRUS; IBIS; LAI seasonality; Semi arid; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; FORECASTING; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

HYDRUS; IBIS; MOISTURE SIMULATIONS; SEASONALITY; SEMI ARID; SEMI-ARID GRASSLANDS; SOIL MOISTURE ESTIMATION; SOIL MOISTURE PREDICTIONS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

CALIBRATION; DATA SET; GRASSLAND; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODIS; NDVI; PREDICTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONALITY; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL MOISTURE;

IBIS; POACEAE;

EID: 84921344320     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2014.12.027     Document Type: Article

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