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Evaluation of hcmm data for assessing soil moisture and water table depth
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Tunheim, J. A. Heilman, J. L. Beutler, G. A. Moore, D. G. Westin, F. C. Heilman, W. E. |
| Copyright Year | 1981 |
| Description | Data were analyzed for variations in eastern South Dakota. Soil moisture in the 0-4 cm layer could be estimated with 1-mm soil temperatures throughout the growing season of a rainfed barley crop (% cover ranging from 30% to 90%) with an r squared = 0.81. Empirical equations were developed to reduce the effect of canopy cover when radiometrically estimating the 1-mm soil temperature, r squared = 0.88. The corrective equations were applied to an aircraft simulation of HCMM data for a diversity of crop types and land cover conditions to estimate the 0-4 cm soil moisture. The average difference between observed and measured soil moisture was 1.6% of field capacity. HCMM data were used to estimate the soil moisture for four dates with an r squared = 0.55 after correction for crop conditions. Location of shallow alluvial aquifers could be accomplished with HCMM predawn data. After correction of HCMM day data for vegetation differences, equations were developed for predicting water table depths within the aquifer (r=0.8). |
| File Size | 20576191 |
| Page Count | 206 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19820014726 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t8cg4j82x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1981-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Earth Resources Program Canopies Vegetation Soil Moisture South Dakota Watersheds Surface Temperature Computerized Simulation Heat Capacity Mapping Mission Depth Thermal Mapping Aquifers Aerial Reconnaissance Diurnal Variations Finite Difference Theory Infrared Radiometers Water Tables Crop Vigor Ground Water 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 |