An assessment of remotely sensed surface and root zone soil moisture through active and passive sensors in northeast Asia

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 166-179

  Cho, Eunsang ^a   Choi, Minha ^b   Wagner, Wolfgang ^c  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

AMSR E; ASCAT; Remotely sensed soil moisture; Root zone soil moisture; Validation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; MICROWAVE SENSORS; MOISTURE; NASA; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL SURVEYS; SOILS; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AMSR-E; ASCAT; REMOTELY SENSED SOIL MOISTURE; ROOT ZONE SOIL MOISTURES; VALIDATION;

SOIL MOISTURE;

AMSR-E; ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; POROSITY; REMOTE SENSING; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEXTURE; WATER MANAGEMENT;

KOREA;

EID: 85027954127     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2015.01.013     Document Type: Article

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