Long-term soil moisture dynamics derived from GNSS interferometric reflectometry: a case study for Sutherland, South Africa

GPS Solutions

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 641-654

  Vey, Sibylle ^a   Güntner, Andreas ^a   Wickert, Jens ^a   Blume, Theresa ^a   Ramatschi, Markus ^a  

^a GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

GNSS; Reflectometry; Signal to noise ratio; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MOISTURE; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; CONTINUOUS OBSERVATION; GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEMS; GNSS; REFLECTOMETRY; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT; WETTING AND DRYING CYCLES;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; GNSS; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; INTERFEROMETRY; REFLECTOMETRY; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; WATER CONTENT;

HIGHLAND; SCOTLAND; SOUTH AFRICA; SUTHERLAND [HIGHLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84937717940     PISSN: 10805370     EISSN: 15211886     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10291-015-0474-0     Document Type: Article

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