Behavior of multitemporal and multisensor passive microwave indices in Southern Hemisphere ecosystems

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 119, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2231-2244

  Barraza, Veronica ^a   Grings, Francisco ^a   Ferrazzoli, Paolo ^b   Huete, Alfredo ^c   Restrepo Coupe, Natalia ^c   Beringer, Jason ^d   Van Gorsel, Eva ^e   Karszenbaum, Haydee ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ASTRONOMÍA Y FÍSICA DEL ESPACIO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

microwave indices; optical indices; soil moisture; Southern Hemisphere ecosystems; vegetation moisture

Indexed keywords

AMSR-E; EDDY COVARIANCE; EOS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; MODIS; PHENOLOGY; SATELLITE DATA; SAVANNA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ARGENTINA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 85027933569     PISSN: 21698953     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JG002626     Document Type: Article

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