Effects of Vegetation Cover on the Microwave Radiometric Sensitivity to Soil Moisture

• Published in: IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing Vol. GE-21; no. 1; pp. 51 - 61
• Main Authors: Ulaby, Fawwaz T., Razani, Mohammad, Dobson, Myron C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.01.1983
• Subjects: Brightness temperature; Geography; Microwave radiometry; Microwave sensors; Remote sensing; Rough surfaces; Soil moisture; Surface roughness; Testing; Vegetation

The reduction in sensitivity of the microwave brightness temperature to soil moisture content due to vegetation cover is analyzed using airborne observations made at 1.4 and 5 GHz. The data were acquired during six flights in 1978 over a test site near Colby, Kansas. The test site consisted of bare...