Estimation of Surface Soil Water Content of Sand Dune at Night

Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 185-190

  Abe, Yasushi ^a   Otsuki, Kyoichi ^a   Kamichika, Makio ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albedo of the infrared radiation; Soil surface; Soil water content; Thermal conductivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024750086     PISSN: 00218588     EISSN: 18810136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.53.185     Document Type: Article

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