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A radiative transfer model for microwave emissions from bare agricultural soils
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Burke, W. J. Paris, J. F. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | A radiative transfer model for microwave emissions from bare, stratified agricultural soils was developed to assist in the analysis of data gathered in the joint soil moisture experiment. The predictions of the model were compared with preliminary X band (2.8 cm) microwave and ground based observations. Measured brightness temperatures at vertical and horizontal polarizations can be used to estimate the moisture content of the top centimeter of soil with + or - 1 percent accuracy. It is also shown that the Stokes parameters can be used to distinguish between moisture and surface roughness effects. |
| File Size | 4977768 |
| Page Count | 33 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760003464 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6qz71180 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Remote Sensors Soils Moisture Content Imaging Techniques Radiative Transfer Agriculture Mathematical Models Brightness Temperature Microwaves 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 |
