Title :
A microwave scattering model for soil moisture movement
Author :
Karam, Mostafa A.
Author_Institution :
GenCorp., Azusa, CA, USA
Abstract :
A microwave scattering model for soil moisture movement is developed by integrating three models: a moisture profile model, a dielectric constant model, and a soil surface electromagnetic scattering model. As an application, the model is used to assess the impact of moisture infiltration on soil scattering characteristics
Keywords :
backscatter; hydrological techniques; moisture measurement; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; soil; terrain mapping; backscatter; dielectric constant model; hydrology; infiltration; land surface; measurement technique; microwave scattering model; moisture profile model; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; soil moisture movement; soil surface electromagnetic scattering model; terrain mapping; water motion; Conductivity; Dielectric constant; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Electronic mail; Light scattering; Moisture control; Perturbation methods; Radar measurements; Soil moisture;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.702216
