Seasonal Dynamics of the Land-Surface Characteristics in Arid Regions Retrieved by Optical and Microwave Satellite Data - Tian, Ying; Ackermann, Kurt; McCarthy, Christopher; Sternberg, Troy; Purevtseren, Myagmartseren; Limuge, Che; Hagiwara, Katsuro; Ogawa, Kenta; Hobara, Satoru; Hoshino, Buho (Remote Sensing, 2024)
Keywords: Arid regions; Arid zones; Asian dust source area; Backscattering; Biomass; Correlation coefficient; Correlation coefficients; Cross polarization; Deserts; Dominant species; Drought; Dust; Gobi Desert; Gobi Desert region; Infrared analysis; integration of satellite data and field data; Land area; linear spectral unmixing; Moisture content; Mongolia; normalized difference vegetation index; Normalized difference vegetative index; photosynthesis; Polarization; Precipitation; Q; reflectance; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Science; Seasonal variations; Sensors; Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2; Short wave radiation; Shrubs; Spring; Spring (season); steppe region; Steppes; Summer; Surface properties; Surface roughness; Synthetic aperture radar; time series analysis; Vegetation; Vertical polarization; Winter; East Asia; Mongolia; Gobi Desert