Application of passive microwave and optical signatures to monitor submerging of vegetation due to floods

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 35, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 6310-6328

  Chakraborty, Raja ^a   Ferrazzoli, Paolo ^a   Rahmoune, Rachid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BIOMASS; FLOODS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER LEVELS; WETLANDS;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER-EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (AMSR-E); AGRICULTURAL FIELDS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; GROUND MEASUREMENTS; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; POLARIZATION INDICES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL;

VEGETATION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AMSR-E; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; FLOOD; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; MODIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; WETLAND;

BANGLADESH; INDIA; SUNDARBANS;

EID: 85027932932     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2014.950764     Document Type: Article

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