Satellite Remote Sensing of Surface Soil Moisture

Remote Sensing of Energy Fluxes and Soil Moisture Content

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 85-120

  Barrett, Brian W ^a   Petropoulos, George P ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 85136867123     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b15610-9     Document Type: Chapter

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