Beschreibung:
The capability of the microwave radiometric method to determine soil moisture and vegetation biometric indices was revealed a quarter of a century ago by the author and many of his colleagues. In light of many research projects since then, the main objective of this book is to render a systematic account of questions concerning the microwave radiometry of the Earth's surface in the presence of vegetation canopies.
This is the only book providing comprehensive overview of research in the field of microwave radiometry of land surface
Basics of microwave radiometry.- Physical and electrical properties of soils and vegetation.- Microwave emission from bare soils.- Theory of microwave propagation through vegetation media.- Experimental studies of microwave propagation in vegetation canopies.- Modeling of microwave emission from vegetation canopies.- Experimental research on microwave emission from vegetation canopies.- Vegetation effect in microwave remote sensing.- Microwave radiometry of vegetation canopies in context of global change research.