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Hydrologic applications of nimbus 5 esmr data. [observations of low brightness temperatures in aquifers
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Allison, L. J. Rango, A. Wilheit, T. T. Schmugge, T. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1974 |
| Description | A region of low brightness temperature lying along the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, to Morganza, Louisiana was observed in early Nimbus 5 Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer images. This region, which generally corresponds to an outwash aquifer in the Mississippi Valley, had brightness temperatures, at times as much as 40 K below the surrounding (drier) older uplands. Fluctuations of as much as 30 K were observed during the time interval 15 December 1972 to 28 February 1973. Comparison images taken from the Earth Resources Technology Satellite indicate that the study area is aligned with the Mississippi River floodplain, a region of potentially high soil moisture content. The brightness temperature fluctuations were compared with variations in precipitation and other hydrologic parameters in order to delineate the causative factors. |
| File Size | 1124375 |
| Page Count | 28 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19740011865 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2c872j43 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1974-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Microwave Radiometers Nimbus 5 Satellite Hydrology Mississippi Delta La Meteorological Parameters Soil Moisture Illinois Brightness Temperature Landsat 1 Aquifers Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
